T
The Daily Insight

Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter relationship timeline: How long has the former president been married?

Author

Samuel Coleman

Published Feb 06, 2026

Jimmy Carter, the most seasoned living leader of the US at 98 years, picked hospice care after a progression of short medical clinic stays, his family said in an explanation gave by the Carter Place on Saturday.

“After a progression of short clinic stays, previous U.S. President Jimmy Carter today chose to invest his excess energy at home with his family and get hospice care rather than extra clinical mediation,” the assertion said.

“He has the full help of his family and his clinical group. The Carter family requests security during this time and is appreciative for the worry shown by his numerous admirers.”

His 76-year union with Rosalyn Carter likewise makes him the president with the longest marriage.

Here is a gander at their relationship timetable:

On July 7, 1946, Carter marry Rosalynn Smith in her home church, the Fields Methodist Church.

Jimmy Carter’s mother help deliver Rosalynn Carter. She took Jimmy (3 at the time) in to introduce him to her when she was just 15 minutes old.

— Blue Texan (@TurnTexas_Blue) February 12, 2023

They have three children, Jack, James III, and Donnel, and one girl Amy. From their four youngsters, they have three granddaughters, five incredible grandsons, and eight extraordinary granddaughters.

The more often than not from 1971 to the finish of Jimmy Carter’s organization, their girl Amy was really focused on by Mary Ruler, an African American woman who had been erroneously sentenced for homicide and ultimately acquitted.

To assist her with having the option to work in the White House, Carter had needed to be assigned as her probation officer. On July 7, 2022, The Carters marked their 76th wedding commemoration.

On October 19, 2019, they passed George and Barbara Shrub to turn into the longest-hitched official couple with 26,765 days together.