One of Jimmy Carter’s first visits to Iowa came in Le Mars

February 24, 2023 KQRadio State News 0

As former President Jimmy Carter is in failing health, it was 48 years ago this weekend the then-Georgia governor and presidential candidate made an appearance in Le Mars, likely his first campaign stop in Iowa. John Devereaux, who then worked at Westmar College in Le Mars, says Carter was asked to speak at a Democratic […]