President and Mrs. Carter were on hand at the historic Plains High School to answer questions previously provided by students from across the state of Georgia. Aidan and I were so excited to be attending this event and getting a chance to meet a former President! We also have the utmost respect for President Jimmy Carter and the peacemaker that he is.
The program was scheduled to start at 11 a. All visitors have to go through the secret service line. There were no guarantees that there would be seating in the auditorium where Mr. Carter would be speaking, so we decided to leave early to guarantee a spot in the room where it happens.
Waiting in line to go through the Secret Service. When we arrived at 9 a. When we arrived there were only about 5 cars in front of us as we drove up the drive to park. We had to wait in line to go through the secret service checkpoint and then were led inside the building - to wait in another line before entering the auditorium.
We were excited when we realized that we were going to be able to be seated inside the auditorium. By the time the doors to the auditorium opened for seating - there was a big line of people that wrapped around the corner - and many of those people were not going to be seated inside the auditorium. There was an overflow room on the second floor to hear Mr. Carter speak. Carter will be answering questions from students from across the state of Georgia.
The room was already halfway filled with special guests and the proud parents of the Georgia students who were chosen to ask Mr. Carter questions as part of the program. The program started promptly at 11 a. Carter entered the auditorium and made their way to the stage - where there was a table and chairs for them to sit and address the questions of the students.
