A national funeral service will be held Thursday for former President Jimmy Carter, who died late last month at the age of 100. The peanut farmer-turned-Georgia governor’s long-shot presidential campaign centered reform and the restoration of trust in government after Watergate and the Vietnam War. As president, Carter brokered the Camp David Accords and championed human rights and the environment, though his handling of the Iran hostage crisis and slumping U.S. economy tanked his chances of re-election. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize. We’ll talk about Carter’s legacy and hear from you: What will you remember about Jimmy Carter?
What Will You Remember about Jimmy Carter?
US President Jimmy Carter speaking to members of the press outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 6th 1977. (Bettmann via Getty Images)
Guests:
Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, served as the chief White House domestic policy adviser in the Carter administration; author, “President Carter: The White House Years”
Jonathan Alter, analyst, MSNBC; author, “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life”
Mary Frances Berry, professor of American Social Thought Emerita and professor of history, University of Pennsylvania; served as assistant secretary for education in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in the Carter administration
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