Carter was President when I was high school and I didn't really like him. I found him to be too soft spoken, too gentle a gentleman to be President of the United States.
The short version of Carter's story is "Bad President, Great Ex-President" but in retrospect, that is not a completely fair assessment. Yes, his time as President was marred by tragedy and turmoil (gas rationing, the Iran embassy hostage crisis, etc) but he was responsible for many legislative achievements and his negotiation of peace between Israel and Egypt is extremely noteworthy on it's own merits.
Click here for this post by Kate Riga on Carter's presidency and legacy. Over here, Fred Kaplan puts in his ten cents on the Carter presidency.
Jimmy Carter was 100 years old and most of his life was lived in service to others.
He deserves to be remembered as a good man dedicated to telling the truth and making hard choices when good options were not always available.
Rest in peace, Jimmy Carter.
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