James Fallows: ‘Jimmy Carter Was a Lucky Man’
James Fallows, in a 2023 piece for The Atlantic, written when Carter entered hospice care:
Jimmy Carter survived to see many of his ambitions realized,
including near eradication of the dreaded Guinea worm,
which, unglamorous as it sounds, represents an increase in human
well-being greater than most leaders have achieved. He survived
to see his character, vision, and sincerity recognized, and to
know that other ex-presidents will be judged by the standard he
has set.
He was an unlucky president, and a lucky man.
We are lucky to have had him. Blessed.
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James Fallows, in a 2023 piece for The Atlantic, written when Carter entered hospice care:
Jimmy Carter survived to see many of his ambitions realized,
including near eradication of the dreaded Guinea worm,
which, unglamorous as it sounds, represents an increase in human
well-being greater than most leaders have achieved. He survived
to see his character, vision, and sincerity recognized, and to
know that other ex-presidents will be judged by the standard he
has set.
He was an unlucky president, and a lucky man.
We are lucky to have had him. Blessed.