This week the US said goodbye to our 39th president, Jimmy Carter. At 100 years old he left the world a better place for his existence. His funeral featured loving remembrances from both the sons of Walter Mondale, his vice president and Gerald Ford, his political rival and dear friend. The grown sons read their fathers’ words in tribute to one of the greatest humanist our country has ever seen.
In 1977, I was a young mother during his presidency. The country was living through an energy shortage. President Carter was one of the first to recognize the looming climate crisis. I remember in an address to the American people he suggested that we put on sweaters and turn down the thermostat. News stations openly ridiculed and made fun of him for his practical suggestion. I always liked him with his calm, caring demeanor.
I think Carter got in the last laugh as a certain president-elect got to sit through the accolades of a man who was referred to as an honest, gentle man who negotiated peace, gave immigrants a hand up and helped build homes for the needy.
Thank you President Carter for showing us what a president with integrity could be like. I think the world has forgotten.
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