Jonathan Alter: Jimmy Carter ‘Was a Much Better President Than People Recognize’

ALTER Well Jonathan President ░░░░░░░░ led what can only ░░░░░░░░ called an epic American ░░░░░░░░ He was born as ░░░░░░░░ know 100 years ago ░░░░░░░░ but it might as ░░░░░░░░ have been the 19th ░░░░░░░░ even earlier No indoor ░░░░░░░░ no electricity no mechanized ░░░░░░░░ equipment So in some ░░░░░░░░ he was actually the ░░░░░░░░ person you could think ░░░░░░░░ who effectively lived in ░░░░░░░░ centuries the 19th century ░░░░░░░░ 20th century of course ░░░░░░░░ he was involved with ░░░░░░░░ of the great movements ░░░░░░░░ that century and not ░░░░░░░░ mention being president and ░░░░░░░░ the 21st where he ░░░░░░░░ been on the cutting ░░░░░░░░ and the Carter Center ░░░░░░░░ been central in the ░░░░░░░░ of global health conflict ░░░░░░░░ democracy promotion the big ░░░░░░░░ of our century And ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to look at him ░░░░░░░░ this easy short hand ░░░░░░░░ you see everywhere you ░░░░░░░░ mediocre president great former ░░░░░░░░ Actually that clich is ░░░░░░░░ half true He was ░░░░░░░░ inspirational former president who ░░░░░░░░ that role as Joe ░░░░░░░░ said yesterday But he ░░░░░░░░ a much better president ░░░░░░░░ people recognize He s ░░░░░░░░ going to go on ░░░░░░░░ Rushmore but he was ░░░░░░░░ many ways a visionary ░░░░░░░░ president who put a ░░░░░░░░ of points on the ░░░░░░░░ for the environment with ░░░░░░░░ domestic legislation and other ░░░░░░░░ and internationally even beyond ░░░░░░░░ David the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ his human rights policy ░░░░░░░░ of relations with China ░░░░░░░░ bringing the hostages home ░░░░░░░░ The foreign policy effort ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy Carter is much ░░░░░░░░ and I think there ░░░░░░░░ a long overdue appraisal ░░░░░░░░ of his presidency.”