PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Pittsburgh, Jimmy Carter is being remembered by those who heard him speak and knew him personally.
When Jimmy Carter came to Pittsburgh during his 1976 campaign, he found himself eating a fish sandwich next to the city’s mayor at the Original Oyster House. The location was in no way random.
“He connected with working people really, really well,” said Andrew Lupovitz, who was in the restaurant that day. “He would look you in the eye, he would shake your hand, and he would he would answer your questions.”
It’s something Lupovitz says resonated with Pittsburghers, along with lacking polish when he spoke…