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19. He was a frickin' NUCLEAR ENGINEER by training.

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:51 AM

Oct 2012

It was way before I was born, but I read that during the Three-Mile Island crisis he went to the power plant and inspected it himself!

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Tomorrow (well now today) is Jimmy Carter's 88th birthday [View all] malaise Sep 2012 OP

Happy Birthday! Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #1

Happy Birthday Jimmy. You still have my vote. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #2

Nice birthday present from his grandson. Lint Head Sep 2012 #3

Isn't that the truth malaise Sep 2012 #7

That is exactly what I was thinking! polmaven Sep 2012 #9

Happy Birthday to a good and honest American jsr Sep 2012 #4

Aww! 88! treestar Sep 2012 #5

A truly great American BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #6

He was a frickin' NUCLEAR ENGINEER by training. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #19

Happy birthday, President Carter. (You'll always be my favorite.) Stardust Sep 2012 #11

Happy Birthday, President Carter! kentuck Sep 2012 #12

Carter-Ford: An election between two decent human beings. Faygo Kid Sep 2012 #13

Thank You fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #14

and for trying to warn us of the energy problem dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #15

That he did malaise Sep 2012 #16

Happy Birthday, Jimmy. A great American, and a true humanitarian. leveymg Oct 2012 #17

Damn, I can't believe how active he is! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #18

K&R tk2kewl Oct 2012 #20