Carter would make history lighting a Hanukkah menorah. But first, he needed a longer match.
Michael Kranish, The Washington Post
Dec. 10, 2020
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1of3President Jimmy Carter lights a menorah in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Dec. 17, 1979.Karl H. Schumacher, White House photograph/National Archives..Show MoreShow Less
2of3A large crowd gathers at the Ellipse near the White House in 2018 to celebrate the annual National Hanukkah Menorah lighting.photo for The Washington Post by Astrid Riecken.Show MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - President Jimmy Carter put on a dark overcoat on the evening of Dec. 17, 1979, walked across Pennsylvania Avenue and arrived at Lafayette Square to perform an act no president had ever publicly done.