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    He's not just a former president. Jimmy Carter is also a nine-time Grammy nominee

    by Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Feb 08, 2019 7 minutes

    PLAINS, Ga. - In the wee hours of a crisp, wet fall morning, hundreds of cars drove slowly over a dirt path in this tiny rural town to park among a grove of trees. Occupants then exited to line up in leisurely fashion to hear a man who would soon become one of the newest Grammy Award nominees.

    Newest, perhaps, but hardly the youngest. In fact, this nine-time nominee and two-time winner ranks high on the list of contenders for the title of oldest Grammy nominee in history - all the more notable for someone who doesn't so much as sing, hum, strum, pluck, pound or otherwise operate a musical instrument.

    Instead, former President Jimmy Carter's latest Grammy nomination is in the spoken word category, this one for the audio version of his 32nd book, "Faith: A Journey For All."

    At 94, the nation's 39th chief executive is impressively active. Among his many post-presidential duties, one closest to his heart is speaking every other Sunday at his hometown church in Plains, Ga.

    Over Veterans Day weekend, his early November talk fell on the holiday, making the day that much more resonant given his U.S. Navy

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