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President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee, 1978 October 26

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President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee, 1978 October 26

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Title	President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee, 1978 October 26
Personal name	Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Topical entry	Presidents--United States Fund raising--Tennessee--Nashville Politics and culture--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs United States--Politics and government--1977-1981
Description	A photo related to President Carter’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, October 26th, 1978. President Carter flew to Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee by Air Force One from Andrews AFB and was greeted by a delegation of Tennessee state officials and Democratic Party leaders. Accompanying President Carter in his motorcade were Governor Ray Blanton (D-Tennessee), Senator James R. Sasser (D-Tennessee), Richard Fulton, Mayor (D-Nashville, Tennessee), Jake F. Butcher, 1978 Democratic candidate for Governor of Tennessee, and Jane Eskind, 1978 Democratic candidate for Senate from Tennessee. The President attended a campaign rally for Tennessee Democratic candidates and spoke at the speaker’s platform. A large crowd gathered for his visit. Later the same day, the President attended a Tennessee Democratic party fundraising event and spoke at the platform in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977-1981. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 filmstrip negative : b & w.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1978-10-26
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 4084 Pres Carter visit to Nashville Oct26 1978 020
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1970-1979
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3