Former President Jimmy Carter, who will be laid to rest in a Jan. 9 funeral, and Rosalynn Carter fell in love, raised a family and spent most of their 77 years of marriage living in Plains, Ga.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were married for 77 years, the longest-married presidential couple in American history.

Former President Carter’s marriage to first lady Rosalynn Carter played a defining role in his life, spanning 77 years and making it the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history. Jimmy

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were married 77 years—the longest of any presidential couple. Here’s how they met, fell in love, and built a life together.

Jimmy Carter, the unassuming Georgia peanut farmer whose improbable political rise took him to the governor’s mansion before the White House, died on Sunday at the age of 100, according to the

Bettmann / Contributor / Getty Images During an emotional speech from Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter’s daughter, Amy Carter, she read a 75-year-old love letter her dad wrote to her mom. On Thursday, January 9,