Jimmy Carter Interview: His Unlikely Rise to Power & Presidential Legacy
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- President Jimmy Carter recalls the influence of his parents, growing up in the deep South during segregation, and his childhood ambition to be a successful naval officer. He discusses his unlikely presidential win, being labeled an outsider, and how he handled disappointment after not being re-elected.
James Earl Carter Jr., 39th President of the United States, was born October 1, 1924, in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. He was educated in the public school of Plains, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a submariner, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and rising to the rank of lieutenant. Chosen by Admiral Hyman Rickover for the nuclear submarine program, he was assigned to Schenectady, New York, where he took graduate work at Union College in reactor technology and nuclear physics and served as senior officer of the pre-commissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second nuclear submarine. On July 7, 1946, he married Rosalynn Smith. They had four children. When his father died in 1953, he resigned his naval commission and returned with his family to Georgia. He took over the Carter farms, and he and Rosalynn operated Carter’s Warehouse, a general-purpose seed and farm supply company in Plains. In 1962 he won election to the Georgia Senate. He lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but won the next election, becoming Georgia’s 76th governor on January 12, 1971. He was the Democratic National Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial elections. He won his party’s nomination on the first ballot at the 1976 Democratic National Convention, and was elected president on November 2, 1976. He served as president from January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”
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Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President
Interviewed By: Hugh Sidey
Interview Date: September 27, 1996
Chapter Markers:
An Independent Cast of Mind (0:35)
Human Rights (4:12)
Defining President Carter (5:04)
A Third Party (5:47)
Influence of FDR & His Father (7:12)
His Childhood (8:50)
His Mother's Influence (10:20)
A Happy Childhood (11:43)
Military Man (12:09)
Moving into Politics (14:47)
Religion & Faith (16:13)
Running for President (17:53)
The Campaign Trail (19:44)
The Perception of Being a Southerner (21:50)
Winning the White House (22:37)
Harry S. Truman (26:52)
Being Honest to the American People (27:46)
Worst & Best Moments in the White House (28:32)
Limitations & Criticisms of Being a President (30:24)
The Idea of a Six Year Term (33:11)
His Legacy & Changes He Would Have Made (35:43)
Most Important Qualities of a President (42:22)
Continuing Human Rights Programs (42:49)
Priorities of a President (44:03)
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Jimmy Carter was too moral and honest to be president. So much respect for this man
President Carter is one of my heroes. May his last days be full of peace and joy. 💙💙💙
On behalf of the family, thank you.
Amen agreed
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He is the best example of an actual SAINT the U.S. has ever given birth to. He showed the world what a true Christian is. All about charity and kindness. Doing good for those less fortunate than you. Kindness to all regardless of race, nationality, gender identity!! I DESPISE so many current politicians that claim to be Christian. God does NOT know them. I will WEEP when he closes his eyes for the last time. ALL "Americans" should. He is the best of us!!
Jimmy Carter is and was a great President, like many he had difficulties domestically and at times abroad, yet he always conducted himself with the highest moral standards, compassion, empathy, and honesty. As President his acts were great yet as an ex president and citizen he has accomplished so many great things for so many through his charitable works. The respect for others and especially his childhood conduct with his African American friends during Jim Crow and segregation (let alone integration) serve as a shining example of how our nation should treat ALL of its citizens. We need MORE people like him and similarly responsible people to LEAD us to our “better angels”. Thank you sir for all you do and have done for our great nation!
I’m Egyptian, and honestly people like president carter shaped my mind about America as a country of integrity and progress, this image has been changed dramatically recently but I still respect this man
To think he's almost 100, Carter is definitely one of the more under appreciated presidents in America's history
A man and President ahead of his time in many ways. He was laughed at for putting solar panels on the roof of the Oval office, nearly 50 years ago now, (which Reagan removed) but the world needs his policies today more than ever and the world of politics needs his integrity today more than ever.
And to make up for the loss of revenue, the power grid masters just significantly raised the price per kw-in part (no doubt) they'll reason to make up for the defaulted accounts and preempted late fees occasioned by the plandemic. So much for solar saving consumers money.
President Carter is a great man, a man who could always be trusted, a man of great integrity and moral judgement, and, along with Lincoln, one of my favorite presidents. And as time has shown, he is absolutely our greatest ex-president ever, with the work of the Carter Center, his hands-on approach to building houses for people with Habitats For Humanity, and dozens of other causes that I can think of. God bless President Carter!
He is definitely more loved after his presidency
@@TheDavidish and perhaps deservedly so....
I have complete respect for any person who lives by such high moral and ethical standards as he does. Boy, we could sure use more like him in DC these days.
AMEN.
Ain't it the truth.
A truly wonderful and great man.
A man of honesty, integrity, guide by his faith. May his last days be respected by all.
Mr, Carter could flash that smile intermittently like nobody I've ever seen in my life, to stress a point.
Being Jimmy Carter's dentist was sort of like being Edward Kennedy's liquor store operator.
Job security for life.
@@williamwingo4740 Cute!
My first presidential vote was in 1976 - for Jimmy Carter. My second, in 1980, was also for him! I remain proud of that!
President Carter approached each task with focus, dedication, faith, and integrity. Furthermore, he had the country’s long-term interests at heart - his energy program being a prime example. He left an excellent record of achievement, on both the domestic and international fronts. The notion that he was a great ex-president, but a failed president is an empty cliche, parroted by those with hollow heads and no sense of history!
Mr President, thank you for coming our way. The country was all the better for it!
Completely agree with your assessment!
It's sad Reagan road on his curt tails after the cancelation of the b-1 program.
Mr Carter is a model for us all.
RS. Canada
Thank you for sharing this video. President Carter is one of my favorite CICs. He is compassionate, honest and moral. A good man.
A STARK CONTRAST TO BIBLE HOLDING INFIDEL TRUMP
Like the nation, I have grown more and more in appreciation of President Carter.
I’m not really heavy into Politics. Every so often an amazing person comes along and inspires the masses. Jimmy Carter is that guy…. A great President, a great person, and a great Man.
Here's hoping and praying for you Jimmy to reach 100 and be the first President to do so. Already the longest lived President Just celebrated your 99th birthday 3 days ago. 1 more year to go Jimmy! Trivia for you guys, Carter is the only President sworn in with his nickname, not his full name - James Earl Carter. And how apt for a man, who did not seek the glory and limelight and tried to be as normal an American as he could.
Thank you Mr. President. Salute! God bless you and your family. You will always be my hero!
He was the president with integrity. Political elites couldn’t handle that.
A man built starting with character one of the best human beings to ever walk this planet. America in 1979, had the chance to reflect the best man whoever held the office of President of the United States. The country chose Ronald Reagan, who started America on the course that unfortunately we find ourselves on in the year of 2023.
You're wrong on Carter, and wrong on Reagan.
@@Yobbie72 Tell that to someone who didn't live through it and studied both of them like a historian. I studied Reagan when he governed the state of California exactly where I have lived. When he became governor it, California became open territory, I seen it first hand. You are the reason why books don't always paint an accurate depiction, the same thing with Jimmy Carter, and you still don't have a clue as to the reason why you are loosing America.
Carter was ejected from office in the biggest rejection on an incumbant president since Hoover; Reagan was returned to office in the biggest electoral landslide in American history. I trust the American people on this one!
@@clifforddriver9434
Completely agree with your assessment!
@robertmielke6196 His mother like myself had a very strong influence in who he would develop into. She was as close to being a Saint as there ever has been.
I feel honored to have been alive at the same time as such an amazing person.
President James Carter was a better former president than he was a president but that isn't to say that he did things as wrong as people think. He was just one of those 1 term presidents that many blame for the issues of those that came before and those that followed him. I love this man and I hope he feels like he did good in this world.
No, he was blamed for what happened on HIS watch. Double digit inflation, double digit interest rates, rising unemployment, national 'malaise'. Not to mention the fact that the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and the Iranians took the hostages. Carter looked weak. America needed leadership and they found that in Reagan, who turned the economy around, stood tall against the USSR and ultimately won the Cold War. One of the best things the American people ever did was to send Jimmy Carter back home, and to elect Reagan.
You didn't understand the comment. And your delusion about Reagan is off the charts.
@vjanssens399 you are absolutely correct. Reagan destroyed America and his actions led to the election of the treacherous traitorous treasonous corrupt Trump.
Integrity and humbleness filled intelligent mind President.
A truly good man!!!
I am from Pakistan and i just regard president carter as role model and my hero
I haven't paid much attention to him before. First time I'm listening to his interview. His pretty good for his age. Sounds very wise.
This interview is almost thirty years old.
YES, AND THE DISCUSSION STILL MATTER...
Thank you for posting this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Blessings On Blessings Mr. President...
President Carter is for me quite significant in that in my study of the US Presidents, his was the first biography or at least thorough reading I'd done. Little did I know at that distant time, that he would still be with us; endlessly laboring across the world like a modern day Hercules in search of Atonement. Jimmy Carter was and remains a man of absolute good. While no one would compare him to a Teddy Roosevelt or even his fellow southerner Andrew Jackson, his appointment as US president was absolutely necessary at that time in history.
Some presidents have left their mark because of what they accomplished while wearing the purple, but others have done so by what they did in their post Presidential phase. Jimmy Carter's labors continue. Future generations will look back on his sanctified endeavors at cleaning the worlds Augean stables as worthy of the highest recognition in the pantheon of US Presidential lives.
Brilliant man of faith who worked so hard to serve humanity and God. Was so glad I got the chance to campaign for him in 1976. Irrespective of politics and political record we need more people of his fabric in politics today.
Thank you 🙏 so much for service humble man respect peaceful ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Very interesting interview. Carter has indeed made great use of his post-presidency influence!
I love Jimmy
How refreshing I wish we could go back to these days of decency….
Definitely, one of the greatest presidents of the 20th century.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
President Carter, you were the best!!!!
It is a credit to the USA in no small measure that it could produce such a man. Jimmy Carter is a great American.
I have great respect for President Carter. He is a decent, honest, intelligent and religious man. He is the type of person that I would ask for advice if I was facing a complex difficulty. I always liked his mischievous smile which is infectious. Given the many problems in today’s world, we need people like him more than ever.
Our former Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir celebrated his 98th birthday last July. He is one year younger than President Carter. 🇲🇾
I have always admired Jimmy Carter. I believe that he is a decent, intelligent and honest man. He is the type of person that I would ask for help and advice. He has a sense of humour and a mischievous smile which is infectious.
Harry Truman, did all that with only a high school education he also was a military officer.
And, he was Carter’s favourite president.
My Hero' in understanding "Human Rights" 🙏🏾 His Moral Compass is high with Dignity. To know him must be a great memory and Honour, thank you Mr. President from this Canadian Girl who bases her life in giving as much as I can World wide, to pass on what I was taught. Thank you for your Leadership, GUIDENCE, opinion's. This World of ours, is a better place to live in because of you! Your Love" Understanding" Compassionate Heart. What an amazing Interview. Your the best!!!!! 😂
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A wonderful man who I admire so greatly. He can be my President anytime..God Bless him and his family. RIP Mrs Carter.
Even though I didn't consider him a good president. What he has accomplished after leaving the Whitehouse is remarkable. He is a good and decent man. He lives his faith. For that reason he has my respect and admiration. God bless him.
Later presidents might benefit from hearing and thinking about this interview
Jimmy Carter un hombre bueno ❤
Carter was the first President I really understood as being president as a young boy. He did many good stuff but unfortunately his failures dogged him more than his success. 1) Camp david,2) Panama Cana,3) China 4) Dept of Energy which took over control of maintaining the nuclear force 5) Dept of Education too iirc 6) Focus on human rights 7) The national parks 8) Grappling with inflation and the economy that beset every nation but he got blamed for despite putting in measures to overcome which would bear fruit in Reagan's years. A thoroughly decent man. A man of God. But events conspired against him. It's now revealed that Iran was encouraged not to release the hostages before the elections in order to stymie his re-election. He took the blame for that and it cost him the Presidency and because of Operation eagle Claw where he accepted the advice of his military advisors to send just that small force to the desert. But from that failure, he approved and started a new special forces which now has morphed into the Navy Seals and Delta Force. And his life post presidency, what a meaningful contribution unmatched by any other ex-president. How this man bears no rancour, anger, bitterness, how he sought to fight racism in his state Another thing that also cost him at home especially on the economic front, was Congress. here we have a democratic congress (both chambers with good majorities), working against their own party leader for whatever narrow personal gains. This is what has always baffled me about the Democrats. How despite having a majority, they go against their own President and then complain when the other side gains power. Republicans can put all their differences aside with such small majorities and get their agenda done, whereas Democrats dont. They stymied Carter, they certainly did with Obama until eventually the Republicans gain control of Congress and blocked everything. Then when Trump, they all stood side by side and voted whatever he and McConnell wanted. The lesson is still not learned with Biden, you still have a narrow selfish minority demanding their way that is prepared to vote against Biden's agenda. And if Trump wins or the GOP retain control of teh House or even get the Senate, they are stuck with whatever agenda Trump and the extremist side of teh GOP comeup with.
The SEALs were founded under Kennedy.
My God how far the mighty have fallen. May he live for many years to come in good health. He’s turning 99 next October, and his presidency ended 42 years ago. God bless him.
He's in hospice now, meaning that he won't live much longer
@@EonForever It's so sad that Jimmy Carter could not reach 99!
@@EonForeverDo you think that he could reach 99?
@@EonForeverI am afraid that he might not reach 99.😂
@@powerfulstrong5673Our former Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir still can drive a car. He turned 98 last July. 🇲🇾
I thought for the most part President Carter was a honorable person who was outside the Washington swamp and paid the price for it when an opportunity arose to go after him. In a way that made him not a good President. He needed to know how to get things done or at least not alienate those who could get things done. I have not seen it in my lifetime, but I think there could be Presidents who knows how to work the swamp yet have strong principles.
Actually, LBJ was close to being that president.
@@3107548119 Yes few have mastered his ability to get things done, but oh what a flawed person he was. I think a lot of times he had good intentions but he did not think through some of the ideas suggested to him. He only wanted to show that he could get things done. If he had been a little bit more of a thinker, a little bit more educated he would have been a great President. But he was also a person who disliked those types of people. A fascinating person and President to think about though.
@@andrewpinson1268Carter himself has admitted that he should have cultivated better relationships with Congress. He said that perhaps he threw too many bills at them. What he could not abide was the pressure - sometimes bordering on blackmail - from people wanting particular projects or appointments to be carried out. Despite all this, he had a very good record of domestic legislation passed, and foreign policy successes. And, Carter was the one responsible for safely bringing home the 52 hostages from Iran.
Regarding his education, he was always an excellent student in school, an honours graduate of Annapolis, a nuclear submarine officer, a farmer, businessman, state senator, governor and finally, president. As for his thinking ability, I’d say the Camp David Accords alone makes the point.
@@thomaschacko6320 I have read several books on a good number of the Presidents and Carter is one who intrigues me a lot. Being a sailor myself I was familiar with his education etc. I knew all about his squabbles with Congress. Yes he ran up against the swamp like they all do. Every country has the "swamp" to deal with. I felt he was a little to heavy handed with them. I like to compare him with Johnson who was a wheeler and dealer - probably corrupt as hell but could get things done. Ideally Carter IMO should had a few thousand of the swamp executed on the WH lawn, but maybe that might be a little unacceptable. Being a conservative some of his domestic policies were not my cup of tea. In the long run being to rigid in his beliefs and morals - though admirable - cost him in Congress and other places. Even in the past few decades I have disagreed with many of his stances on politics and social beliefs. But all in all a hell of a man.
I agree, one hell of a man: in addition to what I outlined before, he has been a Sunday lector and teacher (even as governor and, on occasion, as president). He has also been a diehard outdoorsman, experiences he related in a fabulous book, “An Outdoor Journal.” (One of his best.) Among his many books, besides presidential memoirs, are lessons in Christian faith, a children’s book, a collection of his poetry, studies on the Middle East, and advice on retirement and aging. I haven’t read them all, but have enjoyed the ones I have. Quite a remarkable selection!
It’s interesting to hear you describe yourself as a conservative. Part of Carter’s problem was the rebellion within his own party, from the liberal wing that considered him too conservative. This gave rise to Ted Kennedy’s dumb-ass campaign! Sure, Reagan would have won anyway, but Kennedy only provided him with additional ammunition. This lifelong Democrat still finds Kennedy’s antics nauseating!
Happy Fourth of July, by the way!
LONG LIVE PRESIDENT CARTER, LONG LIVE PEACEFULLY
I admire him beyond words.
Why is Himmy such a hero? Did he outlive his critics?
President Carter was a visionary.
the interviewer is so good, shows real interest you dont see today.
0:01
0:15 Jimmy Carter, a Man of an Independent Cast of Mind.
1:36 Going to The White House,
1:52 Never did Fit In with The Washington Environment.
2:24 "Every man is an exception."
5:45 A 3rd Party.
7:16 Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
8:47 Jimmy Carter's daddy.
9:59 "Everything that occupies space must produce."
12:03 What did Jimmy Carter want to be? A Naval Officer.
He was a big Allman Brothers Band fan and used them to help get the young voters out!
Carter was a *true* evangelical, & he was a Moderate-to-Conservative Democrat... Something that isn't even a thing nowadays! And don't mention Joe Manchin, either! He's a Corporate Democrat! The Conservative part is little more than a clever ploy.
The way Jimmy Carter humbly took credit for when the economy suceeds and fails speaks for his charecter.
U love your life and your wife is so sweet to be sure that you have peace 😮in your heart against hate 🎉
Lilian okay so much for the process ❤
I love Jimmy Carter.
Blessings on President Carter
God Bless him
Jimmy Carter Interview: His Unlikely Rise to Power & Presidential Legacy
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27:50 read Noam Chomsky
One example: what he said about Vietnam
What an honest, honorable man.
The man right here
i had 7 or 8 years old , seeing the pesident Jimmy Carter at thet time speaking in front of 6 or 7 micros , i took 6 or 7 spoons , my mother told me what are you doing ? i'm speaking like president Carter
Actually this is the best interview Sidey had with any former President. Truly outstanding. Very open. The interviews with Reagan and Bush were very vague and banal. Nice interviews but nothing substantial as in this interview with President Carter.
When we practice eternal life you will see rose life in a eternal world 🎉
He had a hard time. Any, RIP.✝️
He is still alive what you mean Rip?
Then call can debate and continue your discussion 👀 ❤the best 👌 for you to be sure
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Jimmy
He will make it to 100 he has the stamina the energy tha the alfa and omega jesus gave him a his dna is very supirior and a very honorable man and his wife was honorable ❤❤❤❤❤
I vote Republican since the mid-late 1980's. But I hope President Carter lives to 100 and beyond; and wish him well. It may be harder with him missing Rosalynn, though, on top of his illness. Not sure what you're trying to say about his DNA.
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Happy birthday call my phone boxes around and I hit the wrong buttons and I hope everything works out all right bless you President Carter 99 years thinking you when you were 66 be there in your mind when you see those people when you come to see you or give you a chat you get the picture all the picture you're the president so that's it Hail to the Chief happy birthday
Some say he was a failed President. He did fail at times. I do believe that he tried as hard as he possibly could to do the job in a time that he just wasn’t ready for.
he was a much better man and president than lbj,ronald reagan,george w bush and trump all of who should be remembered as some of the worst presidents of all time by far.
LMFAO...ask the Hostages....
trump incited an insurrection & after becoming an ex president he continues to threaten & harass the people.
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I can't think of an ex president who has done more to try and make society a better place. Habitat for Humanity, helping to monitor fair elections in other countries to just name a couple of things. The fact that he is still alive at 99+ yrs is more remarkable consider he went through a rather serious bout of cancer, despite the Hostage rescue debacle, and High interest rates. Think he is one of the most positive and optimistic people around. He tried, but he didn't get very much support from the Old Guard, especially Tip O' Neal. Jimmy Carter a very good and decent man. Think he could win handily in today's terribly decisive political climate.
I'm working at zero cents a day
The sad decline of the United States
trump is worst of the worstest. a crybaby that incited an insurrection because he lost the election, then stole documents endangered the intelligence & tried to steal the election, he even said to trash the constitution.
charithala kirthaar when on t.v. with an actor but not reversed via a futuee wargency cuz war means jungle
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Also the only way go for this is to look into the everyday walk I Eugene Hannah never had a wife my road dog did Jesus in the past
Let's just say that after the revelations about supposed saint Bill Cosby, I have learned to no longer have faith in reputations. Carter certainly proved to be an incompetent President.
no he was much better than reagan and george w bush who were both incompetent and despicable presidents.
His team may have put pressure on south africa
To cease support for
Rhodesia and allow mugabe
To takeover and make matters worse!
The USA does not understand Africa. Sadly, they cannot see the economic and political decay Africans have under their own leaders. They mistake Africans for African Americans because they look the same. I live in South Africa. I read Carter's book "The White House Diaries" and thought the same thing about what he said about Zimbabwe. South Africa has decayed under the corrupt, incompetant ANC. South Africa does not need Apartheid or the ANC. It needs a third party that can tar roads, produce electricity, drinkable water etc without race laws, including Affirmative Action. Carter would not have understood my comment. He is old and from another era though.
Have you ever seen Jimmy Carter build a house with Bill Clinton for habitat for humanity?
Aniellarry I DID NOT VOTE for Reagan
Hello hello President Carter Tom black again all I see the things that I said on the line are already off the line I called my psychiatrist and told him what I did I want them to realize that I'm going straight to the top I have to press them right to the right to the max no but the AI you see the thing of it is that it was very resourceful computers that were in the the people handling the situation are very efficient well that's the way you got to be if you want to be at the top but like I told Trump it's Lonely at the Top oh I love being a Democrat with my ideals cuz I have different ideas about guns and I have different ideas about birth control then most Democrats have and the Republicans know it too cuz I've answered the surveys some of them so you see I my foot's in the door and I want to open the door and because the honored Queen and needs to have a messenger have a good day sir
Reminds me of trump
How so?
theres no such thing ad carter its cardenal corden amd gardain or jordan
a bunch of frauds thar used first few identifying factors tk mislead people
I have all the opposite of love and respect for this man, I have a phd in Political Science studied at the best university in Iran and I know the facts and lived the consequences myself, this uneducated man without any necessary knowledge or skills made choices and did number of actions which were totally wrong, USA was on right path under Nixon and he was aware of the importance of the job to keep America in track and to insure this he made a mistake which led to Watergate and his resignation, in this situation a small minded man who you see in the video rose to power and his actions changed the world for the worst, my Rich country IRAN was on the brink to jump using all it's oil and geopolitical location and the baby boomers to concur the region and this vous got scared and fired all people in Iran table at the state department, trusted a lier molla, ruined our parents life, my life and other generations, whole region still at war, god doesn't bless mass siners such as Carter
the last good president.
Good man. Abysmal President
he was a much better president and man than reagan and george w bush
He can die in peace now knowing he wasn't the worst president in history thanks to Joe Briben.
Jimmy and Joe
PETE AND RE-PETE
Haven't forgotten the American hostage crisis in Iran.....screw a Democrat
Wasn't obligated?????
Ha that's a joke.