How cool is this? Former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter PLUS Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood all working together on a new house in Fort Worth. Its called the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. | WFAA

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter shared a love story that redefined the concept of a “partnership.” Married for 77 years, 4 months, and 12 days, they hold the record for the longest marriage of any U.S. presidential couple. Their bond was forged in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where they met when Jimmy was just three years old and Rosalynn was a newborn. The Foundation of a Lifetime Their romantic journey began in 1945 when Jimmy, a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, asked Rosalynn to a movie.