From peanut farmer to governor to president to humanitarian...an example of how to be indifferent of politics. RIP
Jimmy Carter
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I voted for him. Disappointed in his presidency but a great post presidential life. Rest in peace.
Carter's technical expertise is often a footnote to the rest of his life and career. He was tasked in the early 50s to lead a U.S. team team to join in the clean up of the NRX Reactor at Chalk River Laboratories, only 110 miles from Ottawa. He was exposed to many times the lethal dose of radiation during the hazardous waste cleanup. He was told he would never have any more children, though that ended up being wrong.
More a man than I could ever be. The world is a little poorer today.
Terrific man. Was not a good President but a great humanitarian and principled man.
Not saying yes or no but anyone who is interested should read the Carter chapters in Restless Giant by Patterson in the Oxford US series. Pretty much pop history, so approachable for most…interesting analysis of his presidency and time period
A remarkable American life, RIP. Rode into Washington as an outsider with a style and touch that was a total rejection of what the country had been through, but also turned out to be too unusual in many ways for the time.
He then returned to operating like an outsider when he left Washington. Lived more as a common man, pragmatically, and maintained his values, volunteered to truly help others and seemed to be unchanged by the experience of the Presidency which, to me, is indeed remarkable.
He then returned to operating like an outsider when he left Washington. Lived more as a common man, pragmatically, and maintained his values, volunteered to truly help others and seemed to be unchanged by the experience of the Presidency which, to me, is indeed remarkable.
Had the pleasure of going to one of his Sunday School classes a few years back. Was twice on a Delta plane with him from LaGuardia to Atlanta, 20 years apart. Both times he walked the length of the aircraft to greet every single passenger. Just a wonderful selfless human being with a pure heart. God rest his soul.
I believe Carter had some bad advisers in his cabinet that contributed to his Presidency and it was certainly a crazy difficult time in the Middle East and with the US economy. Those factors doomed his Presidency but it didn't seem to doom him the rest of his life which is amazing. A lesson for us all.
The closest thing in reality to the character Jefferson Smith in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
You should really read those chapters..very interesting..almost like a tragic figure/man trapped in impossible circumstance..interested perspective..in a very approachable history work
