Prophet of the post-presidency: how Jimmy Carter changed the world
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✍️ The article discusses Jimmy Carter's post-Presidency and his efforts to continue making a positive impact on the world through the Carter Center, focusing on human rights, democracy promotion, and health initiatives.
👉 Jimmy Carter's post-Presidency has been marked by a continued commitment to public service
👉 The Carter Center has focused on human rights, democracy promotion, and health initiatives
👉 Carter has worked to alleviate human suffering, including his efforts to eradicate Guinea worm
👉 He has been involved in international affairs, including his work on Mideast peace and his support for democracy and human rights
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Plains, Georgia may seem an unlikely place from which to launch a global campaign of moral influence – but Carter did soJimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updatesThe Founders never planned for a post-Presidency. Or if they did, they thought of Cincinnatus returning to the plow, his civic duties done, as President Washington retired to Mount Vernon in 1797 when his term ended.In Washington’s final illness, doctors applied leeches. Modern medicine –including the innovative and successful treatment for brain cancer that Jimmy Carter received in 2015 – has invented a post-Presidency, and the question is how to occupy it. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/jimmy-carter-post-presidency