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“Relaxed Kiwi hospitality showers Jimmy”

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Description: This image was taken by the Evening Standard on the 11th of February 1984 but was not published. It depicts former United States president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn on a tour of the Dugald McKenzie Rose Garden at Victoria Esplanade Victoria Esplanade.

The article “Relaxed Kiwi hospitality showers Jimmy” was written by Warren Barton:

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Yesterday afternoon the Carters accompanied Mayor Elwood and Mrs Dawn Elwood on a sightseeing tour of the city with the visitors showing special interest in the rose gardens at the Esplanade.

Mr Carter further demonstrated his friendliness and ease by shaking hands and chatting to strollers.

Such informality was the keynote of the visit with the former President twice jogging along the banks of the Manawatu River and on Saturday walking across the courtyard to breakfast in the main dining room at the Fitzherbert Motor Lodge.

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter jnr) served as the 39th President of the United States of America, between 20 January 1977 and 20 January 1981. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for his work in conflict resolution and advancing human rights in the decades since serving as president. His wife Rosalynn Carter (nee Smith) spent 5 decades advocating for causes in mental health and caregiving support among many others. Together, they founded the Carter Center – which works today to foster world peace and health programmes. Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 on 24 December 2024. Rosalynn passed a year earlier, on 19 November 2023.