The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been asking me about the night Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter stayed over at my house in Kingston for a night. Here is my story.

Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

Opinion

BY ARTHUR MILNES

February 24, 2023

KINGSTON, ONT.—So, how do you prepare for a U.S. presidential sleepover at your house? I’ve been getting that question a lot since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey.

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