Jimmy Carter was the first President I remember being elected to office. I remember the toothy grin, peanuts, and his brother Billy. Along the way, there was the energy crisis, the Camp David Accords, and the Soviets invading Afghanistan. The popular Senator Ted Kennedy challenged him for the Democratic Nomination. Then came the hostage crisis in Iran which consumed him and the nation. Add inflation that never let up, and he was left vulnerable to Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Whether you agreed with him or not I believe he wasn't going to intentionally steer you wrong. He was real or the very least presented himself that way. He was a decent person and always tried to do his best.
RIP President Jimmy Carter
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