Event

Jimmy Carter rabbit incident

20 Apr 1979 · 32.05° N, 84.40° W

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When
20 Apr 1979
Kind
Event
Coordinates
32.05° N, 84.40° W
Description
President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

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Jimmy Carter rabbit incident

Swamp rabbit attack on U.S. president

The Jimmy Carter rabbit incident, sensationalized as the "killer rabbit attack" by the press, involved a swamp rabbit that aggressively swam toward U.S. president Jimmy Carter's fishing boat on April 20, 1979. The incident caught the imagination of the media after Associated Press White House correspondent Brooks Jackson learned of the story months later.

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