The years have been kind to the 98-year-old, who scholars now consider the 39th president of the United States a good, if not great, president.
Former President Jimmy Carter has entered hospice at the age of 98. Of all our chief executives, he may be the only one whose second act was greater than his first.These words are hard to write: Jimmy Carter is waiting to die, and the nation is reacting as if he already has.
“The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.” Denigrated when he exited the White House in 1980, mainly because of the Iranian hostage crisis, Carter has benefited from the clarity of hindsight. The years have been kind to him; scholars now consider him a good, if not great, president. Among his many achievements:
Carter seemed diminished by his re-election campaign in 1980, the darkest moment coming in the second debate with his Republican rival, Ronald Reagan. Carter accused Reagan of planning to cut Medicare. Reagan, with the flair of the actor he once was, responded,Carter seemed to shrink from the assault. He never recovered. Reagan won a landslide victory.
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