Jimmy Carter

[hudebnik]

I don't have much to add to the tributes and histories in the news media, except that Jimmy Carter's inauguration was the only one I've witnessed in person. We were living in Fairfax County, Virginia, and my mother decided it would be a good opportunity for my brother and me to witness history. So we stood in the cold in a crowd along the Mall, and for a few seconds saw the President-Elect and his family walking (with the limo close behind) towards the Capitol to become President.

shalmestere and I were in the Washington, DC area the weekend of Obama's inauguration, and we were actually on the mall the day before (I think I have a photo somewhere of thousands of Porta-Potties lining the nearly-empty streets), but didn't brave the traffic and crowds to attend in person. I sorta wish we had.

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[matildalucet]

What is it with moms? (Maybe I don't want to know, having done my time as one.) Mine dragged all four of her kids to Nixon's inaugural parade because we happened to be local and that doesn't happen all the time. I don't have strong memories of it, just a vague sense of what a nuisance it all was. It would probably be different as an adult, but I'm no longer local.