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Carter Confidant, Press Secretary Powell Dead at 65

Aide helped engineer Ga. governor's rise to the White House

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 14, 2009 6:23 PM CDT

(Newser) – Former White House press secretary Jody Powell, a longtime aide who helped engineer Jimmy Carter's run to the White House, died today after apparently suffering a heart attack at his Maryland home, the Washington Post reports. He was 65. A member of the "Georgia... Read full story »

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Aide helped engineer Ga. governor's rise to the White House

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