Jimmy Carter shook everyone's hands on a flight to Atlanta because that's his thing

A portion of Jimmy Carter's legacy will undoubtedly be that he always shakes everyone's hands on planes.
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Former President Jimmy Carter was spotted on a flight from Washington to Atlanta on June 8.

A video of Carter wearing a bolo tie and shaking every single passenger's hand was uploaded to Twitter by user James Parker Sheffield.

This is a regular occurrence for for Carter, who recently did the same thing on a commercial flight to Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration in January.

Carter's plane handshakes have become something of a rite of passage for frequent flyers -- you haven't TRULY flown until you've flown with the 39th POTUS and received a handshake.

People from all walks of life have experienced one of Carter's plane handshakes, including comedian Hannibal Burress, who told Conan O'Brien in 2014 that Carter should have hand sanitizer.

We look forward to meeting you in coach one day, Mr. President.

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Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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