Jimmy Carter discusses some of the barn-centric memories of his youth, and reads a poem he composed about his African American neighbors.

The Carter Family Barn

Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture of Plains, Georgia, that revolves around farming, church and school, had a large influence in molding the character and in shaping the political policies of the 39th President of the United States.

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The Carter Family Barn

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