Jimmy Carter
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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.
They mark the commitment of the United States to the belief that fairness and not force
They mark the commitment of the United States to the belief that fairness and not force
They mark the commitment of the United States to the belief that fairness and not force
If we could just have a government, as I've said a thousand times, as good as our people are, that's all we can hope for, and that's all we can expect, and that's enough. We're going to have a great government, a great nation, and it's because of you, not me.
If we could just have a government, as I've said a thousand times, as good as our people are, that's all we can hope for, and that's all we can expect, and that's enough. We're going to have a great government, a great nation, and it's because of you, not me.
If we could just have a government, as I've said a thousand times, as good as our people are, that's all we can hope for, and that's all we can expect, and that's enough. We're going to have a great government, a great nation, and it's because of you, not me.
Sir.
Sir.
Well, one reason is that although I have been governor of Georgia, I have been president of the United States, I have won a Nobel Peace Prize. I have 11 grandchildren, and they don't think I'll be a success in life until I've been on The Daily Show. And if I was president, I couldn't be here.
Well, one reason is that although I have been governor of Georgia, I have been president of the United States, I have won a Nobel Peace Prize. I have 11 grandchildren, and they don't think I'll be a success in life until I've been on The Daily Show. And if I was president, I couldn't be here.