Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter reach 70th wedding anniversary

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 70th wedding anniversary.

The former U.S. president and first lady married on July 7, 1946, in their small hometown of Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter, who's 91, and Rosalynn Carter, 88, told The Associated Press last month that mutual respect makes their long marriage possible.

The Carters also said they give each other plenty of space while working on separate projects.

The couple plans to spend the day at home in Plains, while the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta will mark the occasion with 70-cent admission. Museum officials say they'll deliver cards to the Carters.

The Carters' marriage is second in length to one other former first couple. George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush celebrated their 71st anniversary in January.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-07

Congratulations. That's a long stretch.

Lovely human beings the both of them. What real Christians should be as opposed to the hater types.

Don't see that much these days.

Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump. Could two human beings be more different?

It's a 'well done' from me too

Some people think 'marriage' is just a word, but as you can see it's a sentence

Congratulations on an amazing and very rare achievement.

Lovely human beings the both of them. What real Christians should be as opposed to the hater types.

Not according to all the ex-secret service types who have outed the white house tenants.

The only thing that Carter done right.Congratulations to Rosalynn and Jimmy.

Blimey.

Married for longer than my parents have been alive. And I'm pushing 40, my sister's pushing 50.

A warm thought, there's hope for humanity and the World after all.

Not a great President; but they have both help 1000's of people in their life outside the White House. Congrats.

This calls for a bag of peanuts and a Billy Beer.