Yes, President Jimmy Carter did spend some time in Maine. Here are two news clips from those moments in the mid-1970s, as many pause to recollect his very long life.
https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/5541
https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/15411
More will be digitized from the news archives, with NEH funding support.
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