Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were married 77 years—the longest of any presidential couple. Here’s how they met, fell in love, and built a life together.

Sharing scripture connected the Carters—the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history—even when they were miles apart.

Jimmy Carter—the 39th president of the United States, who died on Dec. 29 at 100—was laid to rest at the Georgia home he shared with wife Rosalynn Carter.

While the nation honors the life of Jimmy Carter on Thursday, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden looked back on the former president's partnership with his wife Rosalynn Carter, calling it "a love story for the ages.

Jimmy Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, said in a touching eulogy that the former president reecently expressed he was 'ready to see' his late wife Rosalynn Carter again

Former President Jimmy Carter, who will be laid to rest in a Jan. 9 funeral, and Rosalynn Carter fell in love, raised a family and spent most of their 77 years of marriage living in Plains, Ga.

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House.

"My mom spent most of her life in love with my dad," Amy says in a video shared by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden

Bettmann / Contributor / Getty Images During an emotional speech from Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter's daughter, Amy Carter, she read a 75-year-old love letter her dad wrote to her mom. On Thursday, January 9,

While former president Jimmy Carter certainly left his mark on America as the 39th president of the United States, one of his biggest legacies transcends the work of his presidential administration: his 77-year marriage to Rosalynn Carter.