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Carter and wife unharmed when oak tree hits home in Plains

Associated Press

Monday, August 25, 2008

A family member says an oak tree struck the Plains home of former President Jimmy Carter as Tropical Storm Fay moved through southwest Georgia.

One of the former president’s sons, Jeff Carter, says the tree struck the house Saturday night just above the living room. He says both his father and his mother, Rosalynn Carter, were at home at the time but neither was hurt.

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The former president is scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Monday.

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