Jimmy Carter

DuPont gave us a special filter that wouldn't rot in the tropics.

DuPont gave us a special filter that wouldn't rot in the tropics.

And it had to be woven by people that make parachutes. Wow. Where it's woven together tightly.

And it had to be woven by people that make parachutes. Wow. Where it's woven together tightly.

Well, we don't rag it because we get a lot of money from the Bill Gates Foundation.

Well, we don't rag it because we get a lot of money from the Bill Gates Foundation.

Are there other things you want to do? Some of the same people. We go out in the jungle and in the desert areas where nobody else wants to go. They call these neglected diseases because nobody... They really didn't like the people.

Are there other things you want to do? Some of the same people. We go out in the jungle and in the desert areas where nobody else wants to go. They call these neglected diseases because nobody... They really didn't like the people.

One of the worst cases that comes from filthy eyes, where flies gather around your eyes, is called trachoma. It's the number one cause of preventable blindness. Cataracts are called more, but trachoma is worse. And when you go into a Maasai village or a Dinka village and you see little children at a distance, you think they're wearing eyeglasses.

One of the worst cases that comes from filthy eyes, where flies gather around your eyes, is called trachoma. It's the number one cause of preventable blindness. Cataracts are called more, but trachoma is worse. And when you go into a Maasai village or a Dinka village and you see little children at a distance, you think they're wearing eyeglasses.

And then you get close, it's a ring of flies that stay on their eyes all the time.

And then you get close, it's a ring of flies that stay on their eyes all the time.

So the eye gets infected, and the upper eyelid turns inward, and every time you blink your eyes, it slices a cornea. But how do you prevent flies from... you have to get rid of the flies. And so we teach the kids how to wash their faces, first of all, which they've never tried before. So we have to teach them.

So the eye gets infected, and the upper eyelid turns inward, and every time you blink your eyes, it slices a cornea. But how do you prevent flies from... you have to get rid of the flies. And so we teach the kids how to wash their faces, first of all, which they've never tried before. So we have to teach them.

And we also have found out that in certain parts of Africa, a woman is absolutely prevented by taboos from relieving herself in the daytime. So they have to hide and urinate or defecate. So we decided to try an experiment in Ethiopia. So we taught them how to build a latrine, an outdoor toilet. It only costs about a dollar. If they do the work themselves. Oh, wow.

And we also have found out that in certain parts of Africa, a woman is absolutely prevented by taboos from relieving herself in the daytime. So they have to hide and urinate or defecate. So we decided to try an experiment in Ethiopia. So we taught them how to build a latrine, an outdoor toilet. It only costs about a dollar. If they do the work themselves. Oh, wow.

So we thought we might have 100 or 1,000. We've just finished 2,300,000 latrines in Africa. Oh, my god. Wow. That's incredible. So I've become famous as the number one latrine builder in the world. I'm not famous for peace between Israel and Egypt, but, you know. Maybe they'll change the name from the John to the Jimmy.

So we thought we might have 100 or 1,000. We've just finished 2,300,000 latrines in Africa. Oh, my god. Wow. That's incredible. So I've become famous as the number one latrine builder in the world. I'm not famous for peace between Israel and Egypt, but, you know. Maybe they'll change the name from the John to the Jimmy.

But the net income of the average dairy farm family in Wisconsin is less than $7,000 a year. As a farmer myself, I think that's disgraceful. And as president, I'm going to change it.

But the net income of the average dairy farm family in Wisconsin is less than $7,000 a year. As a farmer myself, I think that's disgraceful. And as president, I'm going to change it.