From WAMU in Washington, I'm Alison Brody, producer of Diane Ream's podcast On My Mind.

Over Diane's 37 years as host of the Diane Ream Show, she interviewed several presidents,

but none more frequently than Jimmy Carter, who joined her 12 times.

Carter first visited her studio in 1993 to talk about his book, Turning Points, the story of how he got into politics.

Their later discussions covered religion, his rural childhood, his triumphs and challenges as

president, and his work as a global humanitarian. Here's how Diane remembered her many meetings

with him. He was always warm, gracious, thoughtful, and a great storyteller. He never

stopped learning, never stopped engaging with the issues he cared about. Coming up in this hour,

we'll listen back to some of Diane's earliest conversations with our 39th president.

We begin with Diane's first interview with President Carter from 1993. I'll let Diane take it from

here.

Music Good morning and welcome to the Diane Ream Show on 88.5 FM.

Until the 1992 election, just one Democrat had been elected president in a quarter of a century.

He was Jimmy Carter.

Raised on a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia.

Mr. Carter became president after serving

in the state senate and one term as governor. His campaign for the presidency became a model

for outsider candidates on how to build support at the grassroots level. But being an outsider

was a mixed blessing in Washington.

President Carter personally negotiated the Camp David Middle East peace agreement.

He lost the presidency to Ronald Reagan in 1980

in the midst of the Iran hostage crisis,

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