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In August 1979, a reporter for The Associated Press broke the news that a “killer rabbit” had attacked President Jimmy Carter. It was a “throwaway story,” the reporter said, but one that took on a life of its own and became emblematic of the president’s problems at home and abroad.
That Time President Carter Was Menaced by a ‘Killer Rabbit’
Mr. Carter’s 1979 confrontation with a swimming rabbit was a “throwaway story” that became emblematic of his problems at home and abroad.
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December 29, 2024 at 10:53 PM
In August 1979, a reporter for The Associated Press broke the news that a “killer rabbit” had attacked President Jimmy Carter. It was a “throwaway story,” the reporter said, but one that took on a life of its own and became emblematic of the president’s problems at home and abroad.