In 1976 - Carter Elected; Second Southern Baptist in White House
As Jimmy Carter waited in the early morning hours of Nov. 3 for the nation's television networks unanimously to project his victory over Gerald Ford. He reached the culmination of a near-miraculous climb from relative obscurity to the presidency of the United States. In so doing, Carter, 52, became the third Baptist and second Southern Baptist to win the presidency.
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