Jonathan Alter

And one of the reasons there are fewer is because Carter had this enormous commitment to human rights, which he took from his presidency into his post-presidency.

And one of the reasons there are fewer is because Carter had this enormous commitment to human rights, which he took from his presidency into his post-presidency.

Yes. His youth, it might as well have been in the 19th century. They had no running water, no electricity, no mechanized farm equipment, but they were not poor. And Carter was the only person in his high school class to go to a four-year college. But from a very young age, he aspired to be in the Navy like his uncle, his mother's brother. And not just an enlisted man, he wanted to be an officer.

Yes. His youth, it might as well have been in the 19th century. They had no running water, no electricity, no mechanized farm equipment, but they were not poor. And Carter was the only person in his high school class to go to a four-year college. But from a very young age, he aspired to be in the Navy like his uncle, his mother's brother. And not just an enlisted man, he wanted to be an officer.

Yes. His youth, it might as well have been in the 19th century. They had no running water, no electricity, no mechanized farm equipment, but they were not poor. And Carter was the only person in his high school class to go to a four-year college. But from a very young age, he aspired to be in the Navy like his uncle, his mother's brother. And not just an enlisted man, he wanted to be an officer.

And he wanted to go to the U.S. Naval Academy. And after a lot of effort, he finally went and began to achieve what he thought was his life ambition, which was to become an admiral and eventually chief of naval operations. But in between, he met a man named Hyman Rickover, an admiral who was the father of the nuclear navy, nuclear-powered submarines.

And he wanted to go to the U.S. Naval Academy. And after a lot of effort, he finally went and began to achieve what he thought was his life ambition, which was to become an admiral and eventually chief of naval operations. But in between, he met a man named Hyman Rickover, an admiral who was the father of the nuclear navy, nuclear-powered submarines.

And he wanted to go to the U.S. Naval Academy. And after a lot of effort, he finally went and began to achieve what he thought was his life ambition, which was to become an admiral and eventually chief of naval operations. But in between, he met a man named Hyman Rickover, an admiral who was the father of the nuclear navy, nuclear-powered submarines.

People don't realize this, but they put a nuclear power plant on the back and bottom of a submarine. before they had them on land. And nuclear power, nuclear powered submarines, this was the most exciting tech project of the middle part of the 20th century. Highly classified, extremely elite and exciting. And Carter was in this.

People don't realize this, but they put a nuclear power plant on the back and bottom of a submarine. before they had them on land. And nuclear power, nuclear powered submarines, this was the most exciting tech project of the middle part of the 20th century. Highly classified, extremely elite and exciting. And Carter was in this.

People don't realize this, but they put a nuclear power plant on the back and bottom of a submarine. before they had them on land. And nuclear power, nuclear powered submarines, this was the most exciting tech project of the middle part of the 20th century. Highly classified, extremely elite and exciting. And Carter was in this.

And at one point between service on conventionally powered submarines and after service on those submarines. There was a meltdown at an experimental nuclear reactor in Canada and Carter had to run into this melted down nuclear reactor. It was only for 90 seconds because they thought he would be killed. They knew so little about it. It was a very dangerous mission in any event.

And at one point between service on conventionally powered submarines and after service on those submarines. There was a meltdown at an experimental nuclear reactor in Canada and Carter had to run into this melted down nuclear reactor. It was only for 90 seconds because they thought he would be killed. They knew so little about it. It was a very dangerous mission in any event.

And at one point between service on conventionally powered submarines and after service on those submarines. There was a meltdown at an experimental nuclear reactor in Canada and Carter had to run into this melted down nuclear reactor. It was only for 90 seconds because they thought he would be killed. They knew so little about it. It was a very dangerous mission in any event.

And they prevented this reactor at Chalk River, Ontario from flooding into the river and causing untold harm. They didn't know much about nuclear power, nuclear reactors in 1952.

And they prevented this reactor at Chalk River, Ontario from flooding into the river and causing untold harm. They didn't know much about nuclear power, nuclear reactors in 1952.

And they prevented this reactor at Chalk River, Ontario from flooding into the river and causing untold harm. They didn't know much about nuclear power, nuclear reactors in 1952.

Yes, it was. But not long after that, his father died and he quit the Navy. Otherwise, the peanut warehouse business that his father was running would have gone bankrupt. It almost went bankrupt anyway when Carter and Rosalind returned to Georgia.

Yes, it was. But not long after that, his father died and he quit the Navy. Otherwise, the peanut warehouse business that his father was running would have gone bankrupt. It almost went bankrupt anyway when Carter and Rosalind returned to Georgia.

Yes, it was. But not long after that, his father died and he quit the Navy. Otherwise, the peanut warehouse business that his father was running would have gone bankrupt. It almost went bankrupt anyway when Carter and Rosalind returned to Georgia.