Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, was in Chicago many times over the years — before, during and after his presidency.
Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, was here during his first run for the presidency, when he rose from obscurity, helped along by a big win in the Illinois primary in March — though he narrowly lost the state in the fall to incumbent President Gerald R. Ford.
Here is a look back on some of his visits:
Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter speaks in Chicago in July 1976. (Sun-Times file photo)
Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter speaks at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, July 1, 1976. (Sun-Times file photo)
Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter greets supporters at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, July 1, 1976. (Sun-Times file photo)
Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter (center) with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley (right) and Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, D-Ill. (left), wave from an open-top limousine during a torchlight parade in Chicago on Sept. 9, 1976. The parade was a traditional hallmark of presidential campaigns. (AP Photo)
Presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter at the 1976 Illinois Democratic Convention in September 1976 in Chicago. (Associated Press)
Amy Carter catches up on her reading as she waits with her parents, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side, where Carter, the Democratic presidential nominee, was to address on Oct. 10, 1976. (AP Photo)
Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter speaks at the Niles Township Jewish Congregation in October 1976. (Sun-Times file photo)
Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter walking in Chicago’s Columbus Day Parade with Mayor Richard J. Daley in October 1976. (Sun-Times file photo)
Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter at the Cook County Democratic Central Committee meeting in Chicago on Oct. 11, 1976. (Sun-Times file photo)
Leaving Nativity of Our Lord Church on Dec. 21, 1976 after funeral services for Mayor Richard J. Daley are (left to right) Robert S. Strauss, Democratic National Committee chairman; President-elect Jimmy Carter; Sun-Times columnist Ann Landers; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. (Sun-Times file photo)
President Jimmy Carter and U.S. Rep. Abner Mikva campaign for Democratic candidates at Niles East High School in Skokie on Nov. 2, 1978. (AP Photo)
President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Palmer House on Oct. 15, 1979. (Sun-Times file photo)
President Jimmy Carter at a campaign rally in Daley Plaza, Oct. 6, 1980. (Sun-Times file photo)
Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office. His state funeral will be Jan. 9, designated as a National Day of Mourning in the U.S.
The nation’s 39th president, who died Sunday at 100, was in Chicago many times over the years, as he rose from relative obscurity to capture the White House in 1976.
Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential bid got a big boost from Mayor Richard J. Daley. But when he ran for a second term in 1980, Mayor Jane Byrne endorsed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
President Jimmy Carter greets supporters in Addison, Illinois, Oct. 6, 1980. He was in the western suburb to visit Hubert Loftus, a Carter delegate and Illinois politician. (Sun-Times file photo)
President Jimmy Carter greets supporters in Addison, Illinois, Oct. 6, 1980. He was in the western suburb to visit Hubert Loftus, a Carter delegate and Illinois politician. (Sun-Times file photo)
President Jimmy Carter greets supporters in Addison, Illinois, Oct. 6, 1980, where he visited with Hubert Loftus, a Carter convention delegate who later served in the Illinois House of Representatives. (Sun-Times file photo)
President Jimmy Carter addresses the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame banquet in Chicago, on Nov. 2, 1980. Sharing the stage with the president are (from left) racing industry entrepreneur Andy Granatelli; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda; and Granatelli’s wife, Dolly. (Associated Press)
Former President Jimmy Carter and Mayor Richard M. Daley attend a dinner sponsored by the Economic Club of Chicago at the Chicago Hilton Towers, Feb. 11, 1991. Carter gave an address about the international scene. (Jack Lenahan/Sun-Times file photo)
Former President Jimmy Carter in Chicago in January 2001 on a tour to promote his book “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood.” The book was about his Depression-era childhood during a time when Americans and particularly Southerners were still living under legal segregation. (Associated Press)
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