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The Whitewater Legacy of Jimmy Carter, in American Whitewater

October 22, 2019

Article by Doug Woodward
written for the Sept/Oct 2019 issue of American Whitewater

Whitewater History: Jimmy Carter — A Wild River Legacy

American Whitewater magazine, Sept/Oct 2019. Article spread: Whitewater History: Jimmy Carter — A Wild River Legacy, by Doug WoodwardImagine… a leader capable of understanding how the natural world sustains both our physical and emotional selves, not to mention his having a passion for human rights and healing the differences between disparate groups of people. Now picture that leader as the President of the United States. Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No.

It is safe to say that no president since Teddy Roosevelt has embraced the importance of protecting unique natural areas to the extent that Jimmy Carter has. Even Roosevelt was not presented with the same great opportunities to protect wild country as Carter.

Growing up with the freedom—once his chores were done—to fish and wade nearby Choctahatchee Creek as a boy likely nourished the seed that later matured into a warrior against those who would trade the natural world for a few quick dollars. Very few presidents-to-be, I suspect, have brought live baby alligators and snapping turtles back to their home following a foray into the swamp…

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Nov 9, 2019: Paddler’s Night at the Museum

Slideshow by Doug about paddling in the ’60s and ’70s, with special features on Deliverance, Jimmy Carter, Payson and Aurelia Kennedy, and the short documentary The Important Places.

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cover of American Whitewater magazine, Sept/Oct 2019

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