Arkansas political figures recall Jimmy Carter’s visit to state in 1975

1975 visit to state is fondly recalled

January 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. | Updated January 5, 2025 at 10:40 p.m.

by Frank E. Lockwood , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Then-Arkansas Jaycees president Bill Brumett of Pine Bluff is pictured meeting with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House in this 1978 photo. (Courtesy of Bill Brumett)
Then-Arkansas Jaycees president Bill Brumett of Pine Bluff is pictured meeting with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House in this 1978 photo. (Courtesy of Bill Brumett)

When little-known, long shot Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter showed up early for an appointment at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion sometime in 1975, nobody rushed him in to meet then-Gov.

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