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Silent Type

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:06 PM Monday

Jimmy Carter and I shook elbows when I graduated from college in 1971. He was not President yet, but he

was 6 months into his governorship.

It was a big stage with hundred of graduates.

I -- suffering from severe anxiety -- limped across the stage reached out for Carter's extended hand, but I missed it and got his elbow. He just grinned that big watermelon eating grin and shook my elbow too.

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Jimmy Carter and I shook elbows when I graduated from college in 1971. He was not President yet, but he (Original Post) Silent Type Monday OP
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