former president jimmy carter made his way to kentucky more than once, so we dug through the wlky archives. IN 1983, HE MADE HIS WAY TO OLD LOUISVILLE TO VISIT THEN MAYOR HARVEY SLOANE.

Former President Jimmy Carter made his way to Kentucky more than once. He came here a few times in the 70s, ... In 1983, he visited the home of then-Mayor of Louisville Harvey Sloan.

Carter gave a speech about energy security outside of the Cane Run Generating Facility in Louisville on July 31, 1979, according to records at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter built a life-long connection with Bluegrass because of his humanitarian service. Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived ...

The political life of Jimmy Carter had several threads in Kentucky, which in turn influenced the state’s political and economic life. Perhaps the first major law Carter signed as president and ...

May 6, 1983 - Former president Jimmy Carter speaks with Wilson Wyatt Sr., a former lieutenant governor of Kentucky, at the home of Louisville Mayor Harvey Sloane.

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Jimmy Carter won Kentucky’s first-ever presidential primary with 59% of the vote and 53% against Gerald Ford. Al Cross. ... the biggest issue in the Louisville area at the time.

WHAS-TV Louisville. Jimmy Carter visited Kentucky in 1979 while running for re-election. Posted: December 30, 2024 | Last updated: July 11, 2025. Jimmy Carter touched down in Louisville before ...