100 Years Of President Jimmy Carter

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🗓️ 1 October 2024

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President Jimmy Carter turns 100 on Oct. 1. To mark the occasion, 1A is talking all about the legacy of a president whose time as office is sometimes called "underrated."

Carter brokered huge deals in trade and tried securing peace in the Middle East. But his handling of the Iran hostage crisis and the Russian invasion of Afghanistan overshadowed much of the success the earlier part of his sole term in the White House.

We discuss how Jimmy Carter's presidency should be remembered, nearly 50 years later.

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0:24.0	Today we're celebrating a very presidential birthday.
0:35.0	My name is Jimmy Carter and I'm running for president.
0:38.0	He's been Carter.
0:42.0	Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States turns 100 years old today.
0:49.6	He spent the last 19 months in home hospice care in Plains, Georgia.
0:53.7	The oldest living president in U.S. history has a complex legacy.
0:57.8	During his time in office, Carter brokered deals and trade and helped to negotiate monumental
1:01.9	peace agreement in the Middle East.
1:04.0	And during the post-presidency years, his work in philanthropy and human rights earned him the
1:08.6	Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
1:11.3	But his handling of the Iran hostage crisis, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, and high
1:15.7	inflation cost a long shadow over his one-term presidency.
1:19.7	How shall we reflect on Jimmy Carter's legacy more than four decades after he left office and what
1:24.6	lessons can we learn from his lifelong commitment to global health and peace.
1:28.7	I'm Jen White.
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