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Then Georgia state senator Jimmy Carter with his wife at his Atlanta campaign headquarters in 1966. AP
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Rosalynn Carter with members of the Girl Scouts of America in the White House in March 1977. Photo: US National Archives
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Ms Carter was one of her husband Jimmy's closest advisers while he was US president and governor of Georgia, seen here at Camp David with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin in September 1978. Photo: US National Archives
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Ms Carter stands to the right as her husband signs the Extension of Equal Rights Amendment ratification at the White House in October 1978. Photo: US National Archives
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Mr and Ms Carter dance at the Congressional Christmas Ball at the White House in Washington in 1978. AP
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Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving final news of his victory in the national general election on November 2, 1976. Getty
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Mr Carter is sworn in by chief justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the US, with his wife by his side on the East Portico of the White House on January 20, 1977. Getty
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The Carters admire the cake for his 90th birthday in Americus, Georgia. AP
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Ms Carter advocates for mental health at the Carter Centre in Atlanta. Michael A Schwarz
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The Carters leave a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a solar panel project on farmland he owns in their hometown of Plains. The Carters installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, which were removed by president Ronald Reagan. AP
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The Carters celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with friends at Plains High School, in the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Georgia. The Carter Centre / Reuters
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Ms Carter was one of her husband's most important advisers while he was president and governor of Georgia. AFP
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The Carters at a welcoming ceremony during a visit to 32 houses built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong, Vietnam. AFP
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The Carters at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Gardens in New York. AP
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Ms Carter receives a kiss from her husband at the reopening ceremony for the newly redesigned Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, in 2009. AP
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Ms Carter gives her husband a send-off as he boards a helicopter in Washington for the trip to Camp David. AP
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The Carters and daughter Amy respond to a huge crowd that welcomed them to New York. AP
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Then Georgia state senator Jimmy Carter with his wife at his Atlanta campaign headquarters in 1966. AP
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Rosalynn Carter with members of the Girl Scouts of America in the White House in March 1977. Photo: US National Archives
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Ms Carter was one of her husband Jimmy's closest advisers while he was US president and governor of Georgia, seen here at Camp David with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin in September 1978. Photo: US National Archives
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Ms Carter stands to the right as her husband signs the Extension of Equal Rights Amendment ratification at the White House in October 1978. Photo: US National Archives
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Mr and Ms Carter dance at the Congressional Christmas Ball at the White House in Washington in 1978. AP
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Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving final news of his victory in the national general election on November 2, 1976. Getty
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Mr Carter is sworn in by chief justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the US, with his wife by his side on the East Portico of the White House on January 20, 1977. Getty
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The Carters admire the cake for his 90th birthday in Americus, Georgia. AP
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Ms Carter advocates for mental health at the Carter Centre in Atlanta. Michael A Schwarz
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The Carters leave a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a solar panel project on farmland he owns in their hometown of Plains. The Carters installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, which were removed by president Ronald Reagan. AP
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The Carters celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with friends at Plains High School, in the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Georgia. The Carter Centre / Reuters
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Ms Carter was one of her husband's most important advisers while he was president and governor of Georgia. AFP
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The Carters at a welcoming ceremony during a visit to 32 houses built for poor families under the Habitat for Humanity project at Dong Xa, a village in the northern province of Hai Duong, Vietnam. AFP
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The Carters at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Gardens in New York. AP
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Ms Carter receives a kiss from her husband at the reopening ceremony for the newly redesigned Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, in 2009. AP
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Ms Carter gives her husband a send-off as he boards a helicopter in Washington for the trip to Camp David. AP
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The Carters and daughter Amy respond to a huge crowd that welcomed them to New York. AP
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Then Georgia state senator Jimmy Carter with his wife at his Atlanta campaign headquarters in 1966. AP
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