It was a memorable occasion when Carter visited the Merced and Stanislaus counties during Fourth of July in 1980. The president and First Lady Rosalynn Carter came to Merced at the request of Congressman Tony Coelho, who I interned for in his Modesto district office in 1979.
Remembering Jimmy Carter’s July 4, 1980 valley visit
• Editor attended president’s Town Hall meeting in Merced, later followed helicopter to Modesto

