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In reply to the discussion: Who was old enough to vote for Jimmy Carter [View all]barbtries
(28,852 posts)96. he was my first vote for president as well.
was 17 in 1972 and I so did not want nixon.
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I was a sophomore in HS in the fall of 1971 when we learned about it. We all thought it was "new news"
LeftInTX
May 16
#97
Same story and feelings. RayGun's re-election I realized just voting wasn't enough....Get Active!!!
IA8IT
May 17
#154
It wasn't my first. But it is one that I would never regret. A fine, honorable human being. Who gave and gave to....
usaf-vet
May 16
#25
Great anecdote. Famously, Tip O'Neill begged him to wait a couple of hours for that very reason
peppertree
May 16
#135
Voted for Carter in 1976. I had just turned 19 and it was my first presidential election.
mackdaddy
May 16
#30
I was 8 months too young, buyt it was the first campaign I volunteered for.
Climate Crusader
May 16
#47
What's your favorite Jimmy Carter memory? In my mind I think of his integrity in all things.
marble falls
May 17
#150
Me, me....8 mos. pregnant, got my picture on the newspaper front page yelling "WE NEED JIMMY CARTER"
CarolinaNC
May 16
#76
I am but I voted for Anderson my first time. The election had already been called and I knew he needed
brewens
May 16
#79
I just turned 18 and stood in line to be one of the first voters to cast my vote.
gordianot
May 16
#88
I'm sad to admit that Carter was the first President I *could* have voted for, but I didn't understand...
Silent3
May 16
#90
The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2
Omaha Steve
May 16
#95
He may have been my first vote in 76. I fell for Reagan's bs in 80. The only other time
doc03
May 16
#130
My first Presidential vote was for Hubert Humphrey in 1968. At the time, one had to be 21 to vote.
LoisB
May 16
#136
My first Presidential was for McGovern [ : ( ]. Yes, I Voted for Carter since I'm a Democrat
electric_blue68
May 17
#149
Jimmy Carter was the very first candidate I paid attention to and really liked!
Rhiannon12866
May 17
#159