Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker listens as President Jimmy Carter speaks during his brief stay in Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President was probably addressing the Democratic faithful at a $1000-a-couple fundraiser held at the Bicentennial Pavilion. He was in a tight battle with Republican candidate Ronald Reagan for the 1980 presidential elections and had made short visits to Los Angeles, San Jose and Portland before reaching Tacoma.
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Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left in background) shares an appreciative grin with an unidentified man during President Jimmy Carter's remarks on September 23, 1980. The President was in town for a brief stopover as he campaigned for re-election.
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Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left) shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter after Mr. Carter's speech on September 23, 1980. The President had arrived at McChord AFB at 4:05 pm and was whisked away by limousine to various stops in Tacoma. Mayor Parker rode with President Carter and was able to brief him on what would occur at each stop. The above photograph was probably taken at the Bicentennial Pavilion during the President's last stop of the day, a Democratic fundraiser where 125 people enjoyed chicken legs, raw vegetables, and deviled eggs for a $500-a-person contribution. (TNT 9-24-80, p. A-6 article)
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President Jimmy Carter in handshake with Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left) upon his arrival on September 23, 1980, at McChord Air Force Base. Next to Mayor Parker is his wife, Judith. Others in photograph are not identified.
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Mayor Mike Parker responds with a large smile at a comment from President Jimmy Carter as the President accepts the Key to the City of Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President had just landed at McChord Field on Air Force One. The mayor's wife, Judith, and others look on.
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Mayor Mike Parker, wife Judith, and an unidentified woman after meeting and greeting President Jimmy Carter on September 23, 1980. The President had arrived on Air Force One about 4:00 pm and would remain in Tacoma until about 7:00 pm. Mayor Parker had gifted the President with a Key to the City of Tacoma and was selected to ride in the armored limousine motorcade with him as it headed towards the waterfront. He was able to brief the President about what to expect at each stop. (TNT 9-24-80, A-6-article)
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A crowd of newsmen, politicians and general well-wishers await the appearance of President Jimmy Carter as the Air Force One arrives at McChord Air Force Base on September 23, 1980. President Carter was making a brief three-hour stop in Tacoma as part of a two-day, four-state campaign swing. It had been nearly seventeen years since a sitting president visited Tacoma - that was President John F. Kennedy on September 27, 1963, just two months before his assassination. (TNT 9-21-80, A-12-article; TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)
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President Jimmy Carter (back to camera) is pictured on September 23, 1980, shaking hands with Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker while his wife Judith and an unidentified woman look on. The President had just arrived at McChord AFB on Air Force One and would be spending three hours in Tacoma on a brief campaign swing of the area.
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Another view of President Jimmy Carter in profile. This photograph was probably taken at the conclusion of the President's September 23, 1980, stay in Tacoma while at the Democratic fundraiser at the Bicentennial Pavilion. Running on a tight schedule, President Carter had arrived at 4:05 pm at McChord AFB and was to leave at about 7 pm the same day. He was on a whirlwind two-day, four-state campaign swing.
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President Jimmy Carter glances at his audience during a speech given while visiting Tacoma briefly on September 23, 1980. Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left in background) and an unidentified man shared the stage with the President. This photograph was probably taken at the Bicentennial Pavilion where about 125 Democratic faithful had gathered for a $1000-a-couple fundraiser.
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On September 23, 1980, silver-haired President Jimmy Carter made his way through the crowd of press and Secret Service agents as he sought to shake as many hands as possible during his brief stop at the local Carter-Mondale campaign office on Pacific Avenue. The President spent about five minutes before the cheering, boisterous group of supporters. (TNT 9-24-08, p. A-3-article)
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President Jimmy Carter is being warmed embraced by an elderly woman who is cradling his head while at a brief campaign stop in Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President had fearlessly plunged into the crowd of his supporters to meet as many as possible during his short stay. Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker is pictured to the rear of President Carter.
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President Jimmy Carter is pictured accepting the Key to the City of Tacoma from Mayor Mike Parker on September 23, 1980. The plaque containing the key also may have had the city's seal. Others, including the mayor's wife, look on.
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Closer look at the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, on the tarmac at McChord Air Force Base. Tacoma was about to receive a rare treat: the appearance of a current president. Jimmy Carter was only the ninth president to visit Tacoma while holding the country's top office. He arrived on Tuesday, September 23, 1980, for a three-hour whirlwind tour. Newsmen and cameramen are ready to record the President; other cameras are apparently pointed toward the several hundreds of people amassed to greet him. Scheduled to meet the President were Lt. Gov. John Cherberg (in place of Gov. Dixy Lee Ray), Democratic candidate for Governor and current State Senator Jim McDermott, Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker and wife Judith, and several state senators including Lorraine Wojahn. (TNT 9-21-80, A-12-article; TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)
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President Jimmy Carter is surrounded by newsmen and photographers during his brief stay in Tacoma. He arrived on September 23, 1980, at McChord AFB and packed in appearances at the Beacon Senior Citizen Center, Continental Grain's grain terminal, his own local campaign center on Pacific Ave. and a Democratic fundraiser at the Bicentennial Pavilion. Crowds were reported to be thick and enthusiastic and the President did a fair amount of handshaking. (TNT 9-24-80, A-1, A-17-articles)
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Air Force One has arrived at McChord AFB on September 23, 1980, and military and civilian leaders are awaiting the appearance of President Jimmy Carter. Near the head of the informal reception line are Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker and wife Judith who are in conversation with two unidentified women. The President would only be in Tacoma for a brief three hours as he made several campaign visits.
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President Jimmy Carter, much to the consternation of his Secret Service agents, has unexpectedly climbed onto the rooftop of his armored limousine as it stopped in downtown Tacoma. He turned and waved to the crowds lining Pacific Avenue for about 30 seconds before descending. Those stuck in the back of the 15-deep crowds were thus able to get a clear view of the President. President Carter then shook as many hands as possible outside the Carter-Mondale campaign office at 9th & Pacific. (TNT 9-24-08, p. A-3-article) TPL-1609
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President Jimmy Carter in profile. President Carter was in Tacoma for a brief three-hour campaign tour on September 23, 1980. He was in the midst of a rugged re-election campaign with the elections looming in November. This photograph of the President may have been taken at the Democratic fundraiser held at the Bicentennial Pavilion at the conclusion of his stay.
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President Jimmy Carter was only the ninth president to visit Tacoma while holding down the nation's top office. He paid a brief three-hour visit on September 23, 1980, while on a whirlwind tour of four West Coast states. The President was running for re-election in November and Washington was one of the states that he failed to carry in 1976. He would lose the 1980 election to Republican Ronald Reagan by a wide margin, and carry only five states. Washington was not one of them.
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A smiling President Jimmy Carter on September 23, 1980, the date of his brief stopover in Tacoma. President Carter was on a whirlwind four-state tour as he campaigned not only for his own re-election but also for other Democratic incumbents and candidates. He was greeted heartily by his supporters upon his arrival on Air Force One at McChord AFB and also during his stops at Beacon Senior Citizen Center, Continental Grain terminal, the Carter-Mondale campaign office on Pacific Ave. and finally at the Bicentennial Pavilion for a Democratic Party fundraiser. The President squeezed in all these visits during a mere three hours in Tacoma.
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View of President Carter, atop his armored limousine, waving to the throngs gathered at 9th & Pacific Avenue on September 23, 1980. He is facing north toward the (Old) City Hall. With Secret Service agents anxiously watching the crowds, the President unexpectedly decided to give his supporters a good view as many of them could not see beyond the 15-person-deep crowds. President Carter was in town for a mere three hours on a whirlwind campaign tour.
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The clock on the bell tower of Old City Hall said it was 5:20 when President Jimmy Carter waved to the crowds thronging 9th & Pacific Avenue on September 23, 1980. He stood on top of his armored limo, surrounded by Secret Service agents, to greet his many supporters. The President spent three hours in town making appearances at a senior citizens center, the Continental Grain terminal, his own local campaign office and finally at a fundraiser at the Bicentennial Pavilion.
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