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t1_j978ts9 wrote

Reply to comment by in Naval Academy Renames Building After Jimmy Carter by

> I heard a story where there was some disaster and Carter, gathered at his church, asked the assembled what should we do. Someone says “we should pray for them”. There’s a beat and then Carter looks at them and says “well I think that’s taking the easy way out”.

This is a real story. I know a few people in the Secret Service, although none that I know of who've worked his detail (although I suspect they may have due to rotation policies), and that was one story I was told that was passed around as an example of just how good of a person he is.

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t1_ixv4qlr wrote

Reply to comment by in NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Scores Its Most Viewers in 5 Years With Streams on Peacock (27.7M Viewers) by

Don't forget Meredith and Ann. The four of them were the best commentators the parade had.

Which also carried over into a lot of iconic moments during the rest of the years... Can't really separate 9/11 coverage on NBC from him for example... That opening on the 12th was iconic.

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