James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th president of the United States, died last weekend at a hundred years of age (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024). Though he served one term in office from 1977 to 1981, he is best known for his charitable work after leaving Washington. Though his post-presidential projects were wide-ranging, he is popularly remembered for building houses for the poor.
The memorials have of course been ubiquitous. Here is a handful of notices:
- Jimmy Carter, 39th US president and noted humanitarian, has died — Susan Page
- Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises — Peter Baker and Roy Reed
- Jimmy Carter, ‘The Great Deregulator,’ 1924 – 2024 — Nick Gillespie
- RIP Jimmy Carter, the ‘Passionless’ President — Gene Healy
- Jimmy Carter’s Gift to Hollywood Was No Gift to Georgia Taxpayers — Joe Lancaster
- Jimmy Carter Supported Federal Pot Decriminalization for Half a Century. It Still Has Not Happened. — Jacob Sullum
- Sic Transit Gloria Jimmy — Timothy Virkkala
- Jimmy Carter Was the Most Successful Conservative President of the Last Five Decades — Paul Matzko
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Let’s not forget that Carter re-instituted the requirement that American males register for the military draft with the Selective Service System. It’s funny how many “freedom-loving” sites are fawning all over Carter now, but glossing over the fact that his policies continue to enslave half of Americans.
Great point. I should have mentioned that in my piece, linked here. But I escaped having to register by less than a month!
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