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	==U.S. House of Representatives==		==U.S. House of Representatives==
		+	[[File:Tim L. Carter 1965.png\|thumb\|left\|180px\|Congressional picture of Carter in his first term.]]
	Carter first ran for election to the House in 1964 following the announced retirement of [[libertarian]] [[conservative]] U.S. representative [[Eugene Siler]], and [[Old Right]]-oriented Republican. Facing Democrat Frances Jones Mills, he won by a margin of only six percentage points in the GOP stronghold due to the political strength of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in the concurrent presidential race.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122393 KY District 5 Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> He was continuously re-elected seven times afterwards by double-digit margins.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=16574 Candidate - Tim Lee Carter]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>		Carter first ran for election to the House in 1964 following the announced retirement of [[libertarian]] [[conservative]] U.S. representative [[Eugene Siler]], and [[Old Right]]-oriented Republican. Facing Democrat Frances Jones Mills, he won by a margin of only six percentage points in the GOP stronghold due to the political strength of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in the concurrent presidential race.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122393 KY District 5 Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> He was continuously re-elected seven times afterwards by double-digit margins.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=16574 Candidate - Tim Lee Carter]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>

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 During the impeachment hearings against [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend the president and denounced the "liberal limousine press,"<ref name=wapo/> being the first to testify on Nixon's behalf.<ref>Niedermeier, Lynn (September 26, 2019). [https://library.blog.wku.edu/tag/tim-lee-carter/ Dear Congressman Carter]. ''WKU Libraries Blog''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> Later in 1978, he announced that governing body of Leslie County, Kentucky would name a brand-new recreation center in Nixon's honor, and the former president accepted an invitation to attend the dedication.<ref>Thomas, Jo (June 5, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/new-jersey-pages-kentucky-town-plans-proudly-for-nixon-visit.html Kentucky Town Plans Proudly For Nixon Visit]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>
-Carter did not run for re-election in 1980 and was succeeded by Republican Hal Rogers.
+Carter did not run for re-election in 1980 and was succeeded by Republican Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers.
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	During the impeachment hearings against [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend the president and denounced the "liberal limousine press,"<ref name=wapo/> being the first to testify on Nixon's behalf.<ref>Niedermeier, Lynn (September 26, 2019). [https://library.blog.wku.edu/tag/tim-lee-carter/ Dear Congressman Carter]. ''WKU Libraries Blog''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> Later in 1978, he announced that governing body of Leslie County, Kentucky would name a brand-new recreation center in Nixon's honor, and the former president accepted an invitation to attend the dedication.<ref>Thomas, Jo (June 5, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/new-jersey-pages-kentucky-town-plans-proudly-for-nixon-visit.html Kentucky Town Plans Proudly For Nixon Visit]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>		During the impeachment hearings against [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend the president and denounced the "liberal limousine press,"<ref name=wapo/> being the first to testify on Nixon's behalf.<ref>Niedermeier, Lynn (September 26, 2019). [https://library.blog.wku.edu/tag/tim-lee-carter/ Dear Congressman Carter]. ''WKU Libraries Blog''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> Later in 1978, he announced that governing body of Leslie County, Kentucky would name a brand-new recreation center in Nixon's honor, and the former president accepted an invitation to attend the dedication.<ref>Thomas, Jo (June 5, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/new-jersey-pages-kentucky-town-plans-proudly-for-nixon-visit.html Kentucky Town Plans Proudly For Nixon Visit]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>
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		+	Carter did not run for re-election in 1980 and was succeeded by Republican Hal Rogers.

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 According to an obituary by ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Carter was a "staunch opponent of [[abortion]]."<ref name=wapo/> Indeed, he voted for the [[Hyde Amendment]] in late July 1976 which banned federal funding for abortion.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/94-1976/h952 ON A SEPARATE VOTE IN THE HOUSE, TO AGREE TO THE HYDE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14232, WHICH PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE BILL TO PAY FOR OR TO PROMOTE ABORTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>
-During the impeachment hearings against [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend the president and denounced the "liberal limousine press."<ref name=wapo/> Later in 1978, he announced that governing body of Leslie County, Kentucky would name a brand-new recreation center in Nixon's honor, and the former president accepted an invitation to attend the dedication.<ref>Thomas, Jo (June 5, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/new-jersey-pages-kentucky-town-plans-proudly-for-nixon-visit.html Kentucky Town Plans Proudly For Nixon Visit]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>
+During the impeachment hearings against [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend the president and denounced the "liberal limousine press,"<ref name=wapo/> being the first to testify on Nixon's behalf.<ref>Niedermeier, Lynn (September 26, 2019). [https://library.blog.wku.edu/tag/tim-lee-carter/ Dear Congressman Carter]. ''WKU Libraries Blog''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> Later in 1978, he announced that governing body of Leslie County, Kentucky would name a brand-new recreation center in Nixon's honor, and the former president accepted an invitation to attend the dedication.<ref>Thomas, Jo (June 5, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/new-jersey-pages-kentucky-town-plans-proudly-for-nixon-visit.html Kentucky Town Plans Proudly For Nixon Visit]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>
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-'''Tim Lee Carter''' (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was a [[Kentucky]] Republican who represented the state's 5th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1965 to 1981. A pro-[[civil rights]] Southern congressman from the mountainous [[Appalachia]] region which traditionally elected the "Old Republican" type,<ref group=note>See [https://books.google.com/books?id=tiNYRu5rvVgC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=old&f=false ''The End of Southern Exceptionalism''] for more details.</ref> Carter was known for his [[pro-life]] efforts and support for federal programs.
+'''Tim Lee Carter''' (September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was a [[physician]] and [[Kentucky]] Republican who represented the state's 5th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1965 to 1981. A pro-[[civil rights]] Southern congressman from the mountainous [[Appalachia]] region which traditionally elected the "Old Republican" type,<ref group=note>See [https://books.google.com/books?id=tiNYRu5rvVgC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=old&f=false ''The End of Southern Exceptionalism''] for more details.</ref> Carter was known for his [[pro-life]] efforts and support for federal programs.
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 Nonetheless, Carter gave strong support to American troops serving in Vietnam and in 1972 supported bombing cities in North Vietnam to save American lives.<ref name=wapo/>
-Throughout his congressional tenure, Carter adamantly backed federal initiatives to aid the economically disadvantaged, having been elected from a poor constituency.<ref name=wapo/> He supported the liberal [[Great Society]] programs, and sponsored legislation providing preventative medical care for children who were poor.
+Throughout his congressional tenure, Carter adamantly backed federal initiatives to aid the economically disadvantaged, having been elected from a poor constituency.<ref name=wapo/> He supported the liberal [[Great Society]] programs, and sponsored legislation providing preventative medical care for children who were poor. Carter once said of his constituents:<ref name=papers/>
 According to an obituary by ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Carter was a "staunch opponent of [[abortion]]."<ref name=wapo/> Indeed, he voted for the [[Hyde Amendment]] in late July 1976 which banned federal funding for abortion.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/94-1976/h952 ON A SEPARATE VOTE IN THE HOUSE, TO AGREE TO THE HYDE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14232, WHICH PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE BILL TO PAY FOR OR TO PROMOTE ABORTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>

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