(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley — the only current member of congress who was serving when Jimmy Carter was president — says Carter was a man of many talents.
Grassley says he and Carter were bitten by different political bugs, but had the same foundational experience as two small town boys, anchored in their faith. Grassley, who turned 91 in September, was born in New Hartford, Iowa and his childhood home did not have electricity or indoor plumbing. Carter’s family home in Plains, Georgia, did not have electricity and running water until Carter was a teenager.
Grassley, during a speech in the U-S Senate yesterday,said there’s no doubt Carter lived a life of service, even beyond the borders of the United States. Carter’s funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington is scheduled to begin today at 10 a-m Iowa time.
