President Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024

7 thoughts on “President Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024”

1. Well, with full respect, he got out just in time. I shall crank "Eat A Peach" or something similar in his honor. His four years in that one office were only part of an honorable life well-lived.

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2. Jimmy Carter — age 100,

   • making him oldest President (by 5+ years) and "had the longest post-presidency period of any commander in chief"
   • Longest marriage  — 77 years – – longest by 4 years, longer than twenty-five presidents lived.
   • all 4 of his children survive him.  14 of 15 grandchildren survive him.
   • One of 4 US Presidents to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2002) — and the only one to win it AFTER his terms in office.

    

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3. There are many who talk the talk, but few who walk the walk. A man of faith, Carter rolled up his sleeves after his presidency serving his fellow man and woman. He lived by the dictum that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

   Faith without works is dead.  RIP  James Earl Carter

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4. I got to shake ol' Jimmy's hand at a rally in downtown Youngstown, OH during his 1976 campaign against Jerry Ford. I'm also one of the six or seven people who voted for Carter in 1976 and 1980, and I have never again been quite that satified with a POTUS vote. Anyone can spout Christian talking points, but as allyncooper correctly noted, Jimmy LIVED that shit. Happy trails and fare thee well, Mr. President.

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5. Definitely the most ethical President of the 20th century….and a man who redefined what a post-presidency should be. Butnhe is also responsible from US foreign policybswitching from detente to heating up the Cold Wartomdangerous levels. (and letting President Bonzo take all the credit.)

    

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   1. Huh? 

      Carter shifted foreign policy — but I've not seen anyone saying he "heated up the Cold War."

      standard take: "Upon taking office, Carter reoriented U.S. foreign policy towards a new emphasis on human rights, democratic values, nuclear non-proliferation, and global poverty."

      Specifically on the Soviets: 

      • continued the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with the Soviet Union, though he continued to criticize the Soviet Union for its human rights policies.
      • cancellation of the B-1 bomber program.
      • After the start of the Soviet–Afghan War, he discarded his conciliatory policies towards the Soviet Union, began a period of military build-up, started a grain embargo, and provided aid to mujahideen rebels in Afghanistan.

      Wikipedia opines:

      Many of the leading officials in the Carter administration, including Carter himself, were members of the Trilateral Commission, which de-emphasized the Cold War. The Trilateral Commission instead advocated a foreign policy focused on aid to Third World countries and improved relations with Western Europe and Japan. The central tension of the Carter administration's foreign policy was reflected in the division between Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, who sought improved relations with the Soviet Union and the Third World, and National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who favored confrontation with the Soviet Union on a range of issues.

      The choices of areas for confrontation were over regional proxies and, often, were reactions to something the Soviets had done.

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6. (apologies trying to post via my mobile device while riding on a train…)

   The Carter Administration immediately started arming thr mujahedeen almost immediately. He imposed economic sanctions on the Soviet Union by stopping US grain sales. But he started the effective criticism of the Soviet leadership over human rights, esp the Jewish population…. Long before Bonzo thought of it. But it was backed up by an active psyops program run by the CIA:

   Carter soon openly criticized the Soviets for denying Russian Jews their basic civil rights, a violation of human rights protections outlined in the diplomatic agreement called the Helsinki Accords.

   Carter’s team underscored these violations in arms control talks. The CIA flooded the USSR with books and articles to incite human rights activism. And Carter publicly supported Russian dissidents – including pro-democracy activist Andrei Sakharov – who were fighting an ideological war against socialist leaders.

   https://theconversation.com/jimmy-carters-lasting-cold-war-legacy-his-human-rights-focus-helped-dismantle-the-soviet-union-113994

    

    

    

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