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Show JO o name John William Carter) on what to say. "I believe," he declares, "that there are some things you're qualified to talk about, to discuss just by virtue of being a person in your own right. Civil rights is a good example. But on other issues I feel I lack the necessary expertise, so I don't discuss them. "I agree with Dad on most of the big issues, but on the small ones, like mandatory rules for wearing motorcycle helmets and seat belts, we disagree. On those things I believe people should be allowed to make their own decisions. Dad doesn't. Dad a 'disciplinarian' GK-C-ff-ij) y U P x Sjji lack Carter, Presidential nominee limmy Carter's lawyer son, with his mother Rosalynn at the Democratic Convention. An active campaigner. Jack says if his lather is elected, "I plan to keep a low, low profile." by Charles Peterson CALHOUN, GA. ome 1977 there may be another Jack Jack in the First Family Carter instead of Jack Ford. Jimmy Carter's oldest son, Jack, 29, says he has no intention of being as controversial as Jack Ford, the President's son, who has been photographed with Bianca Jagger, Chrissie Evert, Andy Warhol, George Harrison, and a bunch of other pop celebrities. "With my wife, Judy, and our son, Jason," explains Jack "I Carter, plan to keep a low, low profile in Calhoun, Ga. That's where I practice law with my father-in-law- ." 2 a. 30 for a week. He's a disciplinarian, a man. tough, confident, Also, most persistent. If he has any genius, it's the ability to develop good solutions to difficult problems. "In 1968 I was just about ready to flunk out of Georgia Tech. My Dad was down in Atlanta on business. One morning he walked into my dorm room, found me reading in bed and suggested I join the Navy. I did." Jack is the only Carter son to have served in the Armed Forces. He pulled duty in Vietnam, towing barges out of Da Nang. "It was a very settling experience," as he describes it, "but not one that I would repeat. I was without direction before I joined the service. In the Navy I worked things out. I decided to become a lawyer." Jack, who was born in Portsmouth, Va., and reared in Plains, Ga , was graduated from Georgia Tech in 1972 and from the University of Georgia Law School in 1975. TV hard-worki- In 1971, when he was 24, he married Juliette (Judy) Langford of Calhoun, Ga. She, too, is a graduate of the University of Georgia (1970) and in 1972 received her master's degree in education from Georgia State University. Judy, who used to teach at Oglethorpe Avenue School in Athens, Ga., has played and will continue to play an active role in Jimmy Carter's campaign. Jack Carter says that like many members of his family and his generation, "I was influenced by the Kennedys, particularly Robert Kennedy but the truth about my family is that we're really no different from anyone else. We're nothing special." A year of campaigning Q done better, he wouldn't let me watch Georgia romance one-year-o- ld & "He's a pretty demanding fellow, always has been, too. In school when I received a B, and Dad felt I could have Along with his two younger brothers, Chip, 26, and Jeff, 24, both also married, Jack has spent the past year hitting the campaign trail for his dad. He plans to continue until Election Day. To date, no one has briefed Jack (full Candidate Jimmy Carter watches convention balloting on TV in New York hotel with son Jason. Toddler is Carter's only grandchild. Jack's wife Judy and d |
