<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jwhite4:
Not trying to start a political war, but you have to wonder "What might have been?" about him if he had been respected as much during his presidental years as he was (and is) later on.
Jeff</font>
I think it's a chicken and egg thing.
Could he have gained the level of respect he has now without having been president? Could he have created the Carter Center if he wasn't Ex-President Jimmy Carter?