Jimmy Carter was not solely the longest residing ex-president in historical past, however he lived so lengthy that he outlived certainly one of his New York Instances obituary writers.
This was the NYT byline on Carter’s obituary, “By Peter Baker and Roy Reed
Peter Baker is the chief White Home correspondent for The Instances; Roy Reed, who died in 2017, was a Instances nationwide correspondent who for a few years lined the South.”
Jimmy Carter outlived certainly one of his obituary writers by seven years. Of all of the superb information about Carter’s longevity, that could be probably the most superb.
Carter is being broadly and warmly remembered in dying in a means that he was not for a lot of his post-presidential life. The truth that Carter’s identify had change into shorthand for failed one-term president in lots of circles was by no means truthful or deserved.
There are many presidents who have been elected to 2 phrases that historical past regards as failures. George W. Bush is a reputation that springs to thoughts immediately, and it will not be stunning if Donald Trump sometime joined that listing properly.
Jimmy Carter lived an incredible life that was devoted to decency and repair to others. As America is about to face the truth of a authorities run by billionaires for billionaires, the legacy of Jimmy Carter could solely develop and be extra fondly reemembered.
Awards and Skilled Memberships
Member of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation
