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| Above, a 1976 Carter campaign button. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It has been announced that former President Jimmy Carter has passed away at age 100.
It has been my impression that Carter was the last honest Democrat president, although ineffective. It has been said that he was a better ex-president than president. It is something that I agree with.
I worked in the Reagan For President campaign in 1980. That was the election that ousted Carter from office.
Much has been said about his failures. There was one failure I didn't blame him for: the doomed rescue attempt of the American hostages. Yes, the mission was a failure, but at least Carter gave the go-ahead to try.
The 1976 Carter campaign button shown at top is the only one I have from his campaign. I believe I got it from El Camino College professor Lance Widman.
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