I can just imagine it; as friends you can be sure they both would have bugged each other's offices.

What would they hear?

Well of course Nixon would have heard Clinton in the throes of passion with an intern, and Clinton would have heard Nixon in the throes of passion sitting and listening to his tape of Clinton and an intern.

That Jimmy Carter interview in full...

http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/fa/20011205.fa.ram

I am not a computer whiz so I hope the link works!



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Over & Out.

Is Jimmy worth meeting?

Tonight I might go get his book and have him sign it and use it for a Christmas present for someone...

I was on a Delta flight to Atlanta a few years ago and he did just that--went through coach and shook everyone's hand. Not just some passengers, but everyone in coach.

Say what you want about his politics, but that always struck me as such a nice thing to do. I mean, how often do you get to shake a President's hand? It was no big deal but I still remember it a few years later.

Well said!

Disclaimer: I am a committed moderate-to-liberal Democrat who can't wait for the Dems to take the House next year... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

He is definitely worth meeting - makes a real impression... you forget sometimes what genuine honesty looks like in someone's eyes.. he has it.

Is Carter in Seattle December 7?

Yep he sure was, down at University Bookstore in the U District. I got some books signed and (quickly) got to meet him. A very nice man, and he does look honest in the eyes. I'm glad I went. While I was only alive for the last 51 days of his term, it was still an honor. My fiance said "I'm honored" to him and he said "It's my pleasure" then he said "hi" to me and then we said thanks & bye.

Impertinent young whippersnapper! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

FlyAAway must be joking as all the residents of Puyallup are Democrats. That's why we have such a nice town. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

I also am a fan of Carter.

A stroll through the Carter Center in Atlanta is a fascinating way to spend 2-3 hours, especially if the stroller was news-observant during the years of the Carter administration.

QUOTE]Originally posted by TravelManKen:
Regardless of what people may think of his policies and success/failure as president, one thing cannot be denied - Jimmy Carter is one of the most honest and ethical men to have served in the White House. The farther we move into the future, the more people realize what a great man this country has in President Carter. /QUOTE]

Thank you, very well said.

I also heard part of the NPR interview with Carter. He made some really good viewpoints about the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. It seems to me he would be an excellent person for the administration to send there as a special envoy for peace. His integrity, experience and track record should be well respected by both Israel and the Arab world. We need someone like him who can be impartial and caring for both sides of the conflict.

** I forgot I was in Milebuzz and not in Omni. If anyone has anything to add regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, please go to Omni.



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I met Jimmy Carter while I was a student at Emory University in the early 90s. I was standing in front of the student center when his Suburban pulled up and he and his entourage got out. On his way inside the building, he stopped and shook my hand and we exchanged a few salutations.

As simple as that story sounds - I will never forget that moment, as it was one of the most indelible of my life. I have yet to meet a person with the presence, power, and charisma of Mr. Carter. Although I have been tremendously impressed with his post-presidential work, and I enjoyed the lectures he occasionally gave in a political science classor two, his firm handshake, honest gaze, and the time-stopping level of attention he focused on me (an unshaven, probably unwashed, bookbag toting undergrad) will remain etched into my consciousness for quite some time to come.

Mr. Carter has been a much better ex-president than president.

I wish we could have elected Mr. Carter to be a former president immediately, without him having to serve as a sitting president. Could we elect him National Grandfather?

I'll readily agree with that, but I wonder how much of it was Carter's fault and how much of it was due to circumstances beyond his control.

I've often said that the President is like a quarterback. He gets far too much credit when things go well, and far too much blame when they don't.