He is the former U.S. President whom I most admire. It comes as no surprise that he is handling his cancer diagnosis with dignity and grace. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ncer-diagnosis-jimmy-carter-shows-leadership/
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I saw his interview on Sky. He certainly does look like a very kind and intelligent person. Furthermore, he looks and sounds fabulous for a 90 year old gentleman.
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Doesn't he indeed?! I can only hope that I have something approaching that capacity if I reach that age.
He and his wife have been extremely active in a number of humanitarian causes during his post-Presidential years. The Carter Center and its work is his most lasting legacy, more so than the Presidency, and he hasn't used it to amass wealth, as other former Presidents have done.
I voted for him the first Presidential election for which I was eligible to vote. His wife visited the campus as which I was a student during the campaign, and I met her very briefly.
ledboots
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Me too, Mischief! I turned 18 in '76 and Carter was my first presidential vote cast.
I saw JC in Savannah, Georgia campaigning on the St Patrick's Day that year. He was doing the Stop In Every Pub On River Street tradition, but unlike everyone else, he didn't drink.
I saw him but was too far away to shake his hand or say anything.
Jimmy Carter gave my brother's commencement speech at Rice University sometime in the early 90s. It was the highlight of the whole trip for me!
He is a 90 year old gentlemen who has cancer and this is what he still plans to do :
But the 39th president’s appearance didn’t feel like a goodbye, as Carter said he still hoped to mount a visit to Nepal later this year for the “Habitat for Humanity” charity which builds shelter for homeless people. In fact — with the political world immersed in the fury of another election campaign, Carter seemed almost a throwback to a past, more courtly era.
But the 39th president’s appearance didn’t feel like a goodbye, as Carter said he still hoped to mount a visit to Nepal later this year for the “Habitat for Humanity” charity which builds shelter for homeless people. In fact — with the political world immersed in the fury of another election campaign, Carter seemed almost a throwback to a past, more courtly era.
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So many people showed up for his Sunday School class today that h decided to teach a second class so that no one had to be turned away.
http://time.com/4007544/jimmy-carter-sunday-school-cancer/
http://time.com/4007544/jimmy-carter-sunday-school-cancer/
It's as though people can't get enough of listening to him. Knowing that his time may be limited they want to make the most of his knowledge and kindness.
This in return will boost his spirit for what lies ahead.
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Jimmy Carter's grandson Jeremy Carter dies at 28 – report
This is very sad. They were celebrating Jimmy being cancer-free, and now this.
This is very sad. They were celebrating Jimmy being cancer-free, and now this.
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This is so sad. There always seems to be tragedy around the holidays. My sister's best friend lost her SIL in a car accident last week.
