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Politically Georgia podcast: An intimate visit with the people of Plains

Downtown Plains is all lit up for President Carter and for the family, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Plains, GA. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Downtown Plains is all lit up for President Carter and for the family, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Plains, GA. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Feb 22, 2023

PLAINS, Ga. — In this special edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy take you to Plains, where an entire town prepares to say goodbye to a beloved friend, neighbor and former president affectionately known here as simply “Mr. Jimmy.”

Meet the people of this small southwest Georgia town who have grown up with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

Our insiders will take you to the former president’s boyhood farm, the high school the Carters attended, and downtown Plains to hear stories that will make you laugh and cry.

Have a question for Greg and Patricia? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (770)810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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