Jimmy Carter, age 99, is America’s longest lived ex-president. Much of my life has been a reaction against him. In my youth, his presidency seemed disastrous. His public Christian piety and politics seemed feckless. Theologically and politically, I aspired to be the opposite of Carter.
Now that Carter is reaching the end of his long life, he merits deeper reflection and appreciation. I too am of course older and hopefully more evenhanded in evaluating a president whose post presidential years are a record 43 years.
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