Jimmy Carter

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

That's lovely. Absolutely. And I hope everybody in America will buy that for the Mother's Day. It's so great. That's why I did it. to help people like you, you know, make a decision.

That's lovely. Absolutely. And I hope everybody in America will buy that for the Mother's Day. It's so great. That's why I did it. to help people like you, you know, make a decision.

Well, I really think my mother exemplifies the finest aspects of what American motherhood should be. She was innovative. She was spirited. She was indomitable. She was... very courageous. She would tackle the most difficult problems in the totality of society and try to change it. I lived on a farm and I didn't have any white neighbors. My mother never acknowledged the impact

Well, I really think my mother exemplifies the finest aspects of what American motherhood should be. She was innovative. She was spirited. She was indomitable. She was... very courageous. She would tackle the most difficult problems in the totality of society and try to change it. I lived on a farm and I didn't have any white neighbors. My mother never acknowledged the impact

of racial segregation in the Deep South. She was probably the only one in our county that didn't. And so she continued this protection of black and poor and deprived people all of her life when she was 70 years old. She was still, she was in India. She joined the Peace Corps, right, at 70? She was in India in the Peace Corps, yeah.

of racial segregation in the Deep South. She was probably the only one in our county that didn't. And so she continued this protection of black and poor and deprived people all of her life when she was 70 years old. She was still, she was in India. She joined the Peace Corps, right, at 70? She was in India in the Peace Corps, yeah.

And she was still dealing with poor people who were black and deprived. She was, in effect, an untouchable. She dealt with human fluids, which made her unacceptable in society. So she did that all the way through, and she implanted in me a decision not to let public criticism deter me from what I thought was right. In fact, when she was 70 years old,

And she was still dealing with poor people who were black and deprived. She was, in effect, an untouchable. She dealt with human fluids, which made her unacceptable in society. So she did that all the way through, and she implanted in me a decision not to let public criticism deter me from what I thought was right. In fact, when she was 70 years old,

She wrote in her diary, and I quote it in the book, that if I had one wish for my children, it was for them to do what they think is right, what's adventurous and challenging and unpredictable and gratifying, and not give a damn what anybody says about them. So that's one of the things I learned from her.

She wrote in her diary, and I quote it in the book, that if I had one wish for my children, it was for them to do what they think is right, what's adventurous and challenging and unpredictable and gratifying, and not give a damn what anybody says about them. So that's one of the things I learned from her.

your son and she said which one yes exactly that was right after i walked down pennsylvania avenue i was so proud of myself and uh so she when she the reporters asked her aren't you proud of your son i thought this is finally my mom was going to say something good about me and she said which one and she always thought billy was the most brilliant child in the family

your son and she said which one yes exactly that was right after i walked down pennsylvania avenue i was so proud of myself and uh so she when she the reporters asked her aren't you proud of your son i thought this is finally my mom was going to say something good about me and she said which one and she always thought billy was the most brilliant child in the family

And she would remind you about that. Absolutely, and I can't dispute that. I think Billy was probably the most brilliant. And your sister as well, right? I had two sisters. All of them and my father died with pancreatic cancer. My mother died with cancer, too. So I had a good, solid, wonderful upbringing.

And she would remind you about that. Absolutely, and I can't dispute that. I think Billy was probably the most brilliant. And your sister as well, right? I had two sisters. All of them and my father died with pancreatic cancer. My mother died with cancer, too. So I had a good, solid, wonderful upbringing.

No, I don't think so. In the first place, I didn't have any money and I was a very poor campaigner. But the way I won was sneaky. Really.

No, I don't think so. In the first place, I didn't have any money and I was a very poor campaigner. But the way I won was sneaky. Really.

I would have been a good president afterwards. But what happened was that I didn't have any money. We never stayed in a motel. We never stayed in a hotel. We couldn't afford it. But every Monday morning, I and my wife and three sons and my mother would go out on the campaign trail. Never campaigned together. So mother would go to different parts of the country from where I was.

I would have been a good president afterwards. But what happened was that I didn't have any money. We never stayed in a motel. We never stayed in a hotel. We couldn't afford it. But every Monday morning, I and my wife and three sons and my mother would go out on the campaign trail. Never campaigned together. So mother would go to different parts of the country from where I was.