For the Ages: A History Podcast

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

May 23, 2022 New-York Historical Society Season 1 Episode 38
For the Ages: A History Podcast
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
Show Notes

Jimmy Carter’s term as America’s 39th president has drawn both censure and celebration, resulting in a complex presidential legacy. Drawing on new archival material and five years of extensive access to Carter and his entire family, author Jonathan Alter traces Carter’s journey growing up during the Depression in the Jim Crow South to the governorship of Georgia, the Oval Office, and finally to his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work and outspokenness on international conflicts.
Recorded November 20, 2020