PHOTOS: Carters celebrated in 75th anniversary bash

Jimmy Carter

PHOTOS: Carters celebrated in 75th anniversary bash

Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Plains High School.

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with a private reception for more than 300 invited guests at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with a private reception for more than 300 invited guests at Plains High School in Plains - where they also are remembered in sculpture - on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with a private reception for more than 300 invited guests at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary - including with a toast - at a private reception for more than 300 invited guests at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Chip Carter, son of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, speaks during his parents' 75th wedding anniversary celebration at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton attend the 75th wedding anniversary celebration of Former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mingles with other guests during the 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Media mogul Ted Turner arrives for the 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Andrew Young, U.N. ambassador during the Carter administration, mingles with other guests during the 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn arrives for 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Amy Carter (left), daughter of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter, mingles with guests during her parents' 75th wedding anniversary celebration at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Celebrity chef Paula Deen speaks to a member of the press during the 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, speaks to members of the press before 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Amy Carter (center), daughter of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, arrives at her parents' 75th wedding anniversary celebration at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Tony Lowden (right), pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church, arrives with his family for 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Guests arrive for 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Guests arrive for 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Guests arrive for 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Paige Alexander, CEO of the Carter Center, arrives for 75th wedding anniversary celebration of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at Plains High School on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with a private reception for more than 300 invited guests at Plains High School in Plains on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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