There was steel behind that grin and grim determination beneath that polite exterior. You don’t become the conscience of the world by being timid. Jimmy Carter, like our best leaders was never afraid to sacrifice his popularity in the pursuit of truth. He could be a challenging friend and a trying leader. It was never out […]

NOTE: THIS PIECE WAS RUN EARLIER THIS YEAR ON PRESIDENT CARTER’s 100th BIRTHDAY Jimmy Carter is not a failed president! Let’s just get that out of the way right now. But, he is also the most accomplished former President in American History. It’s also worth noting that at 100 years old, the former President is […]

Much was made earlier this year of Kamala Harris being “handed” the Democratic nomination without winning a single primary vote. Well truthfully, primaries weren’t that decisive until 1976 came along a Georgian used a well timed primary in the neighboring state to propel him to the White House. We discuss that and the history of primaries […]

n the early morning hours of August 2015, volunteers of the Jimmy Carter National Historic site began placing signs throughout the historic district which read “Jimmy Carter for Cancer Survivor.” Just the day before the former President and lifelong resident of Plains Georgia had shocked the world revealing that he had cancer. He was 90 […]

A Florida Squeeze Documentary / Robert Buccellato film – Seeking America 1976 chronicles in just under an hour the campaign of Jimmy Carter for the Democratic Presidential Nomination and race of President in 1976. Coming out of nowhere the former Governor of Georgia became the party’s nominee and President.

President Jimmy Carter passed away today at age 100. We bring you an encore podcast taped in 2021 honoring him and discussing his links to Florida. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which […]

All the information you need about the December 1835 Dade Battle is at this battlefield park visitors center

The monuments at the Dade Battlefield State Park in Bushnell.

My own personal thank you to Coach L who retired from coaching on Thursday

Interesting documentary here on the families that built southern Florida.