“As you go through life, you meet different groups of people, but in politics you meet a different group of people all together. But there’s a special group of people who I think without any doubt are superlative: the fellow fly fishers we’ve met around the world.” President Jimmy Carter.
AMFF is saddened at the loss of President Jimmy Carter at age 100. President Jimmy Carter was a skilled fly fisherman and fly tyer, known for his extensive angling library. He was an admired conservation proponent and was responsible for the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation act in 1980, which protects more than 150 million acres of wild lands and scenic rivers. He and his wife Rosalynn fished throughout the world and The Carter Presidential Library devoted an exhibit to the sport of fly fishing. The Carter Center, established in 1982 in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering.
In 2019 Jimmy Carter was honored with AMFF’s Heritage Award. Read more about the event.
Links to our collection:
https://amff.catalogaccess.com/photos/52508
https://amff.catalogaccess.com/photos/52506
https://amff.catalogaccess.com/photos/52500
https://amff.catalogaccess.com/objects/55592
https://amff.catalogaccess.com/photos/55021
