While former President Jimmy Carter is often remembered as a strait-laced figure, he embodied countercultural cool in 1976, when he was the Democratic presidential nominee. "Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President," an engaging documentary that airs on CNN on January 3, takes us back to when this largely unknown governor from Georgia -- mocked as "Jimmy Who?" -- ran for the highest office in the land and defeated incumbent Gerald Ford.
January 01, 2021 at 07:32PM https://ift.tt/352XhOF former President Jimmy Carter is often remembered as a strait-laced figure, he embodied countercultural cool in 1976, when he was the Democratic presidential nominee. "Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President," an engaging documentary that airs on CNN on January 3, takes us back to when this largely unknown governor from Georgia -- mocked as "Jimmy Who?" -- ran for the highest office in the land and defeated incumbent Gerald Ford.