for melanoma that had spread to his liver and his brain. >> when i went this week, they didn't find any cancer at all. >> your life seems at peace. have you found peace? >> i have, yes. i have a deep religious faith, and i have a good family. i've had a wonderful career. i'm grateful for i had his blessings. they've been quite voluminous and quite consistent. so, i'm at peace. i don't have any i am at peace. no unfulfilled need. >> would you like another crack at it? >> no, no, i would not. i enjoy being president. it was a great experience for me. and i, and i am very, very satisfied with what we did and, at the time i wanted a second

term but that was not to be ♪ d term but that was not to be ♪ ♪tonight, we mourn the passing of the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter. carter died earlier this afternoon in his hometown of plains, georgia at the age of 100. the first former president to live a full century. carter had been receiving hospice care since february 2023 in plains where he had lived with his wife of 77 years, rose lynn rosalynn carter.

president biden spoke moments ago but the loss. >> millions of people all over the world feel as though they lost a friend as well. even though they never met him. that is because jimmy carter lived a life not measured by words but by his deeds. just look at his life, his life's work. he worked to eradicate disease not just at home but around the world. he enforced peace. advanced civil rights, human rights, promoted freedom and fair elections around the world. built housing for the homeless with his own hands. >> since the announcement of jimmy carter's death reaction has been pouring in for former presidents and lawmakers alike. vice president harris: jimmy carter's life is a testament to the power of service. as lieutenant of united states navy and 76th governor of georgia and the 39th president of the united states. he reminded our nation and the world that there is strength in

decency and compassion. president-elect trump's statement read in part, quote. the challenges jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans, for that we all owe him a debt of gratitude. former president barack obama's statement read in part, jimmy carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth. he did. advocating for the public good, consequences be >> and nancy pelosi: today our nation and our world has lost a leader who embodied dignity and decency, grace and goodness. >> after leaving the white house in 1981 he dedicated his life to brokering international peace. he was recognized around the world for his tireless work for peaceful resolutions for

conflict and advancing human rights and justice primarily through the carter center which he and the former first lady established in 1982. my colleelg jose diazblart has more. the iowa causes, carter was unknown outside of his native, georgia he grew up in plains, georgia. he served as a navy lieutenant and then came home to run the family peanut farm. he met rosalynn smith, who will become his wife and best friend and advisory.

he served two terms as senate. in his -- his address he made a statement. outside of georgia carter remained unknown, jumping the panelist during an appearance on "what is my line" back in 1973. just a year later he announced he was running for president. he was a welcomed change with those disallusioned by the leaders. in the general election he their low defeated ford, becoming the first president from the deep south in almost a century. >> i jimmy carter do solemnly swear. >> this would be a down-to- earth precedency. jimmy carter walked the entoire way from the capitol to the white house during the inauguration. >> there is no way that i or

anyone else in the government can solve our energy problems if you are not willing to help. once in the white house, however, carter's experience in the white house became a handicap. the independent-minded congress failed to approve some of his most important initiatives. for many he dealt with foreign matters of policy more skillfully domestic. >> no member of the united nations can claim mistreatment of its citizen is solely its own business. >> when the soviet union sent in soldiers carterred had punishment including a trade embargo. >> i have given notice that the united states will not attend the moscow olympics. >> the major achievement of the carter presidency was the signing of the camp david

accords in september of 1978. carter brought israeli prime minister and egyptian president together for 11 days. the camp david accord served as the basis for a treaty signed by both of them six months later in washington. jimmy carter faced his toughest test of all when americans were taken hostage in iran in november of 1979. this time, neither his resolve nor the power of the american government was effective enough in gaining freedom for these hostages. carter's boldest effort met with tragedy in the iranian desert >> late yesterday i canceled a carefully planned operation which was underway in iran for later withdrawal of american hostages. >> by making the release of the hostages the overriding goal of his final year he jeopardized his prospects of re-election. things were hardly better at home as the economy continued to deteriorate. >> the erosion of our

confidence in the future. >> reporter: his popularity plummeted. he blamed the country's problems on a crisis of confidence. his weakness brought a alcohol ladies and gentlemen from senator ted kennedy in 1980. carter survived the battle but went into the fall campaign greatly weakened. >> i will bring new hope to america. >> his opponent, ronald reagan, campaigned tirelessly to regain america to greatness. carter lost by a landslide n. 1982 he started the carter center advancing human rights around the world. he built houses for the poor and worked for peace in haiti and north korea and bosnia. >> the bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our peers and predecessors. >> in 2002, at age 78, carter became only the third u.s.

president to be awarded the nobel peace prize. in 2015 he announced a troubling health diagnoses. liver surgery where they removed 1/10th of his liver revealed melanoma that spread to his brain. less than four months later, carter revealed that sunday school he was cancer free. his brain scans did not show any signs or spots. >> they were responding to the treatment. when i went this week they did not find any cancer at all. so i got good news. >> reporter: over the years despite health challenges as he aged jimmy carter continued to build houses, to play a role in national politics and celebrate now milestones. >> salute. >> in 2021 they recognized their 75th anniversary. >> 75 years i can not believe. >> reporter: their love story continued until their death two years later. marking the longest presidential marriage in

history. in 2024, carter himself became the longest living american president. celebrating his 100th birthday. his tireless dedication to humanity and global efforts to preserve freedom, all of it led to a new modern axium. jimmy carter, they say, was one of the best ex-presidents america ever had. jose diaz-balart. nbc news. i am going to start with you mike, in his speech tonight, president biden said that america and the world lost a remarkable leader. listen. >> humanitarian, jill and i lost a good friend. i have been hanging out with jimmy carter for over 50 years, it dawned on me.

i had countless conversations over these years and i will always be proud to say that he used to kid me about it that i was the first national figure to endorse him in 1976. >> mike, i think that we just got the answer to the question i was going to ask you. why did president biden feel it was important for him to talk to the nation tonight about late president carter? >> reporter: well, jonathan, you know, at the top of the show you read all of the statements from members of the president club. president barack obama, president trump, president george w. bush also paying tribute to carter tonight saying he helped dignify the oval office. well, i think, every member of that club has either primer to prior to becoming president develops a relationship. it was just the length and breath of the relationship. you will remember president biden was first elected to the

u.s. senate in 1972. that was the same year president nixon was re-elected. watergate scandal is what helped create the conditions that allowed a political outsider, someone running as a fresh face, someone on virtuing of honesty and decency to be successful. it was then senator biden, in his 30s, the first person outside of the state of georgia to actually endorse governor carter at the time. that is as you saw and heard from the president tonight there was as much of his remarks that was unscripted, off of the cuff and really from the heart as there was in the prepared remarks for him. he took questions about his memories. he said one of his fondest is of governor carter asking him to help in his campaign in 1976. there are moments that it is important, jonathan, that president biden will now have that role as head of state here leading and presiding over a state funeral for president

carter, delivering what we expect the eulogy for carter in the closing weeks of his own term. both men who are members not just of the president's club but the one-term club. so many parallels in the issues they championed as president and the issues they championed as president and the challenges they face. and biden who delivered many over the years gives an important one that speaks to the depth of that relationship. jonathan? >> mike coming to us live from st. croix, thank you for much for that report. now, let's go to pryia at the carter center. what are the reactions you are seeing and hearing in the initial moments after president carter's passing? addition to all of the presidents that mike was just speaking about here in georgia,

we are seeing so many regular georgians come out to pay their respects to former president carter. leaving candles, flowers, even a chalkboard outside of the carter center here with a sign saying we love you president carter. he is beloved in the state of georgia as jose mentioned in his report. he was unknown outside of the state of georgia before he went to the white house. he came from the small towns of plains. it has a population of just about 500 people, three hours away from atlanta. a lot of the things he mentioned throughout his report, his humility, down-to- earth and he embodied that american dream. son of a peanut farmer and a nurse. throughout his life, although he launched his car roar into public service from here in georgia he always returned back here. if it was after his time in the

navy or after he came back from the white house to start the carter center back in 1982 where he did decades of humanitarian work around the globe. monitoring elections, trying to eradicate disease. mediating conflicts. that is what a lot of his legacy is known for. diget an opportunity tonight to speak with some folks from the carter center who are working out the logistics of his funeral services right now. they told me eventually his body will be moved here to atlanta. there will be memorials here in atlanta and in washington, d.c. and, eventually his body of course, it will be taken to washington, d.c. where we can expect the state funeral services to be held in the national cathedral. ultimately, jonathan, he will be buried in plains, georgia alongside his wife, rosalynn who was buried there just last year. >> pryia thank you very much.

joining me now, ambassador, former u.s. senator and former u.s. ambassador to china. thank you very much for being here. please, share with us your recollections of president carter. >> reporter: i can't remember anyone, president or not president, who was as descent, virtious and dedicated to service and service to mankind as jimmy carter. that is constant jimmy carter. when he was in the white house, it was amazing. all of the meetings that i had with him and others. he did his level best. he was dealt kind of a bad hand with iranian hostage crisis and energy crisis with interest rates so hard. he tried mightily. it is his post precedency presence that is most remarkable and we remember most about. i have a lot of memories with him and about him.

one of the most fond memories is when i was serving as ambassador for china, him and rosalynn came over every year, they were always holding their hands. it was wonderful to see the love affair. walking around the residents, having dinner with him, just jimmy carter. his decency and dedication to service. >> and dedication to service is what i wanted to especially talk to you about. as much as people talk about his role stateside as president it is his post precedency and what he did on the international stage long after he was out of the white house that really his name. why was it important that he was the one out there monitoring elections, out there

trying to broker peace all over the world? >> he was religious. southern baptist, born again christian. his faith was calling. it was his faith for all mankind. not just americans but for all people around the world. and, of course, many people, many countries, suffering from diseases even, more than, much more than the united states. i think that is it. second, no one else to do it. other presidents basically while they were president did a great job. while they left, they left. jot jimmy carter. he wanted to keep serving people. that was his calling. if it is as for trump or other presidents or the disease work over seas, that is what he wanted to do. he wanted to help people. that was his calling. >> ambassador, i spoke to presidential historian and something he said to me that jumped out at me and i would love to get your reaction to it. he said in the passing with

jimmy carter that quote it is a reminder we are at the end of something. that president carter represents not just a different time but a different way of being. of a former president. i would love your thoughts on that what do you make of that? >> well, i think there is something to that. the world has changed so much since he was president. now, social media, internet. underminedsundermineds everything. it would be difficult for jimmy carter to be president today. he was elected because of watergate. many people saw that. so, very difficult for him to serve as president today. other presidents are post

precedency have done well. alabamaobama foundation, clinton foundation. he was just different. jimmy carter was just dedicated and he did not think what people think he was just going to do his best to help people. >> thank you very much for being here this evening. stay with us for more coverage on the passing of president jimmy carter after the break as jimmy carter after the break what causes a curve down there? is it peyronie's disease? will it get worse? how common is it? who can i talk to? can this be treated? stop typing. start talking to a specialized urologist. because it could be peyronie's disease, or pd. it's a medical condition where there is a curve in the erection, caused by a formation of scar tissue. and an estimated 1 in 10 men may have it. but pd can be treated even without surgery. say goodbye to searching online. find a specialized urologist who can diagnose pd and build a treatment plan with you. visit makeapdplan.com today.

y'all see this, patrick mahomes is saying goodbye!

patrick! patrick! people was tripping. where are you going!? he was actually saying goodbye to his old phone. i'm switching to the amazing new iphone 16 pro at t-mobile! it's the first iphone built for apple intelligence. that's like peanut butter on jelly...on gold. get four iphone 16 pro on us, plus four lines for $25 bucks. and save on every plan versus the other big guys. what a deal. that's a lot if you ask me. ya'll giving away too fast t-mobile, slow down. swiffer duster traps 4x more dust, for a clean even mom approves of. that reach! making hard to reach... so easy. swiffer. wow. the mother of all cleans. love it or your money back! ( ♪ ♪ ) start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, th arissa's hair salon wantsd to expand their space,

and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, they can think more about possibilities for their business and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities™.

. decency. decency. everybody deserves a shot. everybody. >> that was president biden discussing jimmy carter's legacy. the u.s. precedency is a very exclusive club. former president carter's living piers now all reacted to his passing. 43rd president, george w. bush said, james earl carter jr was a man of held convictions, loyal to his family, his community and his country. president carter dignified the office. 42nd president clinton said, hillary and i mourn the passing of carter and give thanks for his long, good life guided by

his faith he served others until the very end. joining me now is former alabama senator doug jones, senator jones, thank you very much for being here. you know, in the obit run t said president carter was the first president from the deep south since 1837. talk about the importance of that about his politics. especially he was a southern democrat that grew up in the jim crow south. >> it was important, jonathan, not just for the south but for the entire country. i mean, when jimmy carter was elected we were 10 years out from passage of the civil rights act. it was still a work in progress as it is today as a matter of fact. so, i think when you have a southerner, that grew up in the deep south, grew up as a team of age and new south governor.

one that talked about civil rights in his address as governor of georgia who followed maddux and folks. it is in a powerful, powerful message throughout the south and across america. and empowering the leaders and doing the right thing. that doing so much for others. it was really an important time, i think for the country, important time for the south. >> as you know, president carter was a man of deep faith. how important was his faith to how he was and why he served and you know looking back now people who aghast that he campaigned on his faith. before carter faith was just not something that you really talked about that much in politics. we had, you know, anti-catholic movements, all sorts of things.

jimmy carter wore his faith out wardly and talked about it. -- that became an important part not only of his administration but his legacy to come. it indicated he was a man of service. this was not about him. there was about others and he was true to that belief. that was so important for so many people. to be able to see that and demonstrate that. he took a lot of hits on that early on. a man of faith doing a playboy interview. it was really interesting to watch him and do that and evolve and put a country to follow. >> you know, he spent more time- out of the white house than he did in the white house and yet in his post precedency you can argue he did even more important things outside of the precedency than when he was in it just between building houses for habitat for humanity to

running around the world, monitoring elections and getting involved in diplomacy. i just wonder, senator jones, if you think that president carter, jimmy carter is the one who sort of provided what we now see as the modern templet for a post precedency? >> i don't think there is any question about that, jonathan. there is absolutely no question about that. jimmy carter served four years. i don't want to minimize the things he did as president. i think he did really great things on a global scale. he did great things for the environment, human rights, civil rights, for voting rights it was especially important for somebody coming from the south. remember, he had four years as president. he had over 40 as an ex- president. just remarkable the work that he has been able to do and consistently do over the years until he was, really, just got too feeble in his age to be able to do anymore, to lift

that hammer. he was doing things passed his 90th birthday. and i do think it set the templet. you are seeing every president that follows has talked service. bill clinton who you read the statement from, just recently has a new book out about post public life and the service. so, yes, jimmy carter set a stage, set the mold that will be hard to break. i like to say, too, you know, our leaders of today and for the young people in future leaders should take a lesson from him. we need more leaders like jimmy carter out there right now who believe in service, believe in america. >> former alabama senator jones, thank you for being here. we will have more coverage of his life and legacy after this his life and legacy after this

my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the picture. now i have skyrizi. ♪ i've got places to go and i'm feeling free. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ control is everything to me.♪ and now i'm back in the picture. feel significant symptom relief at 4 weeks with skyrizi, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements. skyrizi helped visibly improve damage of the intestinal lining. and with skyrizi, many were in remission at 12 weeks, at 1 year, and even at 2 years. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased infections, or lower ability to fight them may occur. before treatment, get checked for infections and tb.

tell your doctor about any flu-like symptoms or vaccines. liver problems leading to hospitalization may occur when treated for crohn's. now's the time to take control of your crohn's. ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ ask your doctor about skyrizi, the #1 prescribed biologic in crohn's disease. i've lost 228 pounds on golo. the #1 i'm able tobiologic enjoy my life and keep off the weight. that's why golo works so well for me. golo has been really empowering for me. i just recently purchased my first swimsuit since high school. golo's different. it's smarter, it's better. it will change your life forever. golo is the only thing that gave me this. it gave me back me. go lose weight, go look great, and go love life. head to golo.com. that's g-o-l-o dot com.

mom where's my homework? mommy! hey hun - sometimes, you just need a moment. self-care has never been this easy. gummy vitamins from nature made, the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand.

. tributes are pouring in from leaders around the world marking the passing of former president carter. french president macron said: throughout his life jimmy carter has been steadfast advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable and his tirelessly fought for peace. canadian proim minister just intrudeau said carter's legacy is one of compassion, kindness, emempathy and hard work. he served those at home and around the world for his entire life and he loved doing it. he went on to call him a lifelong humanitarian. brazilian president lula called carter a defender of democracy and peace and highlighted his lifelong commitment to human rights, he pushed brazil's dictatorship to free dictatorship in the 1970s. now, richard louie is standing

by with a special guest. >> good evening to you. the former president in his 50 years after leaving the white house poured all of his energy into the hub of the carter center. joining us is paige alexander the ceo of the carter center. thank you for joining us. condolences to the entire team at the carter center. i know that this is a difficult time as you work forward for the coming weeks. from my interviews with the former president there is one thing he might say about our coverage today. stop talking about me, talk about the causes and the projects that me and rosalynn focused on for decades. how is he prepared the carter center to do that? >> you are right. the work they set forth and the work they pioneered will continue at the carter center. there is where they spent 40 years of retirement in terms of trying to continue to do the same work they were doing in

conflict resolution and human rights and eradicating and eliminating diseases that they started at the white house. they just knew they had more to do and president carter was determined to live his life to the fullest and we all think he certainly did. >> difficult conversations, i know you had with him as well as your team and what you consider family there at the carter center, what did he tell you that you should do after he is gone? the middle east one of the topics. >> reporter: you know, there are leaders that are brave and descent and have courage and we will all miss what he brought to the world stage. and if you just think about the 13 days that he showed what an intensive engagement and true demonstration of courage in the face of domestic opposition and geo-political countercurrents can accomplish, i think that is the legacy that he left us. he said to me, be bold, don't do what others are doing, and

find the space where you will make a real difference. that is what he did and that is what the carter center will continue to do. >> tell us about the conversation you had when he said paige join the team. >> well, it was -- we had lunch in plains sitting at his kitchen table eating sandwiches and tomato soup. he quizzed me on the world. how much time have you spent in the west bank? we talked about that and asked about siberia, he wanted to know every place and my sense of it. as he said, if you are taking over as ceo i need to know what is going to happen when. he named almost every world event that has happened in the last five years if it was sudan, molly, israel, palestine, he sort of laid those down as markers and wanted to know what my opinion was and where i would take the center. so, i think after that lunch i

know i felt really good about taking on his legacy and continuing to do what the two of them did together. i think that is what all of the experts at the carter center do. regular basis, what would jimmy do? it is a common refrain. >> paige, how is the family doing? i was speaking with chip carter earlier in the year after rosalynn carter passed, as you know, and that happened more than a year ago. he was the primary caregiver for the former president. he would make that drive from atlanta to plains to see the former president how is the family doing? >> chip and becky were amazing as were amy, jack, jeff, they were by their side up until the very end. and i think jason carter, who is the oldest grandson and chair of the board of the carter center. all of this is something that

president carter wanted his family to be involved in. he wanted there to be a sense of everyone understanding the work that he did and how important it was that he and rosalynn carter. and the family has been wonderful about carrying that on. we look forward to the plans as they get put together. this was a long time coming in many ways but it is still difficult. family is all together down in plains now. >> from all of us at msnbc, a big hug to you over at the carter center and the entire family and what you are doing. paige alexander, ceo, thank you for your time on this evening. jonathan, back to you. >> thank you. >> we will be back with more reaction to the death of president jimmy carter, next thf president jimmy carter, next days ruined by flare-ups [cough] that could permanently damage my lungs. then i talked to my doctor about breztri, and i noticed things changed.

breztri gave me better breathing. ♪♪ starting within 5 minutes, my lung function improved. ♪♪ breztri also helped improve my symptoms... and was even proven to reduce flare-ups... including those that could send me to the hospital. now i worry less about bad days... and enjoy more good days. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling,... problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain occur. can't afford your medication? astrazeneca may be able to help. ask your doctor about breztri for copd.

imjimmy carter was 39th president in the shadow of the watergate crisis and resignation of nixon. both impacted considerable president carter. joining us now a former assistant prosecutor and cohost of hash hash sisters in law. >> and now what was other part on the precedency. >> reporter: it is part of the reason he was elected. he was the complete incorruptible, descent human being. he dropped all of the pomp and circumstance that nixon put in

place when he was president. he was just an average guy who cared about public service, about helping other people. a passion that continued long after the precedency with him building homes for habitat for humanity, with his work at the carter center for peace, for democracy, for free and fair elections. these were the things that really mattered to him. and the country has now lost a very prominent role model for decency at the very time when we need it the most. >> you know, jill, you just, you just called the former president just an average guy when he was elected. i wonder, did he view his job as the 39th president as one of bringing about stability and optimism to the country after it had gone through so much during the watergate crisis

that led to the resignation of richard nixon? >> reporter: i think he definitely d. he worked hard to make it a reality. he also worked hard for things like women. i was the first woman general of the army but i was surrounded by a lot of women in prominent positions in the cabinet and in government at the top level. he supported women in the military. he supported women in combat. he allowed the opening of many military occupational specialty positions to women that had previously been closed. he helped to eliminate women's army corp that may sound like the opposite of what i am saying but it isn't. by integrating women into the regular army, jobs were open to them that previously had belonged only to members of the regular army who were, of course, at the time, men. he was very supportive of that.

his wife was very supportive of the equal rights amendment. these are things that mattered to them. when i say he was an ordinary guy. of course he was not. he was extraordinary in what he was able to accomplish. camp david accords, panama canal treaty. that gave navy passage in case of need. that is as a naval officer he knew what was important. he used every bit of his background to accomplish much as president. but, he had a son who lived in evanston my hometown. when he hosted a wedding reception it was at a local pizza joint. that is the kind of person that jimmy carter was. it did not require that he go to a fancy black tie party. a pizza place was what he was comfortable with. >> we only have about 90 seconds left but i want to come back to a word you use instead

your first answer and that was decency. real quickly tell us why that trait of jimmy carter is something that we need to hang on to as we go into 2025? >> reporter: you know, it, it is who he is. i am wearing a pin with a few words on it that i think captures him. but i think the carter center has announced in lieu of flowers people should do an act of public service. and that is the descent person that he was. he could not have been more caring about other people and the climate and diplomacy. he really was an outstanding human being who will be greatly missed and we need decency now more than ever as we face the next inauguration. >> another word i would add to carter, visionary in a lot of ways. >> yes. >> jill, thank you very much

for being here this evening. >> thank you. more of our coverage of the life and legacy of president jimmy carter, next the life and legacy of president jimmy carter, next will it get worse? how common is it? who can i talk to? can this be treated? stop typing. start talking to a specialized urologist. because it could be peyronie's disease, or pd. it's a medical condition where there is a curve in the erection, caused by a formation of scar tissue. and an estimated 1 in 10 men may have it. but pd can be treated even without surgery. say goodbye to searching online. find a specialized urologist who can diagnose pd and build a treatment plan with you. visit makeapdplan.com today.

i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms... ...with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after trying a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq works differently. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling as fast as 2 weeks for some. and even at the 3-year mark, many people felt this relief. rinvoq can stop joint damage. and in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. rinvoq can lower ability to fight infections. before treatment, test for tb and do bloodwork. serious infections, blood clots, some fatal; ...cancers, including lymphoma and skin; serious allergic reactions; gi tears; death; heart attack; and stroke occurred. cv event risk increases in age 50 plus with a heart disease risk factor. tell your doctor if you've had these events, infection, hep b or c, smoked, are pregnant or planning. don't take if allergic or have an infection. done settling? ask your rheumatologist for rinvoq.

and take back what's yours. (♪♪) i need to get me a new phone. you need to trade-in that busted up phone and get you a brand new iphone 16 pro at t-mobile. it's on them. families save 20% every month. what a deal! new and existing customers, trade in your busted old phone, and we'll give you a new iphone 16 pro with apple intelligence on us. —sounds like you need to vaporize that cold. dayquil vapocool? it's dayquil plus a rush of vicks vapors. ♪vapocooooool♪ woah. dayquil vapocool. the vaporizing daytime, coughing, aching, stuffy head, power through your day, medicine. sore throat got your tongue? mucinex instasoothe sore throat medicated drops, uniquely formulated for rapid relief that lasts and lasts. that's my babyyy!

try our new sugar-free cough drops. instasoooooothe!

. seeing jimmy carter and rosalynn together, theirs is a love affair for the ages. it takes solice, our kids are saying that, they are united once again and remain in each other's hearts. that was president biden remembering the former president and first lady. other tributes coming in all evening. in new york city, workers lit up the empire state building in red, white and blue in honor of america's 39th president. joining me now is columnist for the daily beast and author of "american resistance." david, thank you very much for being here. how would you sum up jimmy

carter's legacy? >> reporter: i think he had several legacies, the legacy of being a naval veteran and a man who was a hero in that capacity. he had the legacy of being an effective governor and a good president of the united states. now decades later we realize the importance of his accomplishments as you and jill just went over and he had the legacy of being what many people consider being the best ex-president of all-time. won nobel prize for the work of the carter center. he also remained an active participant in our political life, offering views that were sometimes unpopular but later turned out to be true and were always grounded in principal. >> what lessons can we learn from his precedency and life? >> reporter: well, i think there are a lot of lessons we need to learn right now. jimmy carter was a many

respects the anti-trump. carter was a real public servant. trump never did any public service before taking office. jimmy carter was a man who was genuine in his faith and acted based on principals and values, that certainly is not the legacy of former and soon to be president trump. he tried to lift up everybody, he sought not to favor the few and the rich and he dedicated every moment of his life when he was not in the precedency, not to self--enrichment, selling watches, certainly, or signature versions of the bible but to actually doing the work. being a sunday schoolteacher. he reminds us as we are about to enter the period we are entering right now that character ultimately is the

most important quality we seek in our press -- presidents and character. >> i wanted to ask you about the word "decency" it comes up a lot tonight. is that what fueled the tremendous following late president carter enjoyed had enjoyed during his post precedency? >> reporter: i think in some respects decency undersells it. we say decency to separate indecent people around us. he was a good man, generally did good work in the public. we need to appreciate that. he sought to help elevate us with his work. and that is, that is more than just decency. and it is something for which we should be grateful and it is something that we should definitely not just write off to the past. >> in the minute we have left,

do any of the living former presidents live up to the post precedency level that jimmy carter has left? >> reporter: no. you know, they are good people. they tried to do good things, certainly, the clinton foundation, george w. bush tried to make some contributions, you know, barack obama has done a lot of active work but nobody had the courage that jimmy carter had. jimmy carter was the first person to say what is going on in israel -- he was beaten up for that. if you agree with it or not it took enormous courage to do that or to go to north korea and address those issues. reach out to people who are suffering from disease. >> with that we will leave it there.

david, thank you very much for being here this evening and that does it for me. up next, chris matthews continues our coverage with a special program. "jimmy carter: life of service." >> thank you for watching life service." >> thank you for watching kept me... out of the picture. now i have skyrizi. ♪ keeping my plans, i'm feeling free. ♪ ♪ control of my uc means everything to me. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ now, i'm back in the picture. skyrizi helps deliver relief, repair, and remission in uc. feel significant symptom relief at 4 weeks, including fewer bowel movements and less bleeding. skyrizi is proven to help visibly repair colon lining damage, and help people achieve remission at 12 weeks and 1 year. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased infections or lower ability to fight them may occur. before treatment, get checked for infections and tb. tell your doctor about any flu-like symptoms, or vaccines.

liver problems leading to hospitalization may occur when treated for uc. take control of your uc. ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ ask your gastroenterologist about skyrizi. if you're living with hiv, imagine being good to go without daily hiv pills. ♪♪ good to go binge-watch. ♪♪ good to go out even later. ♪♪ with cabenuva, there's no pausing for daily hiv pills.

for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider, as few as 6 times a year. don't take cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients, or taking certain medicines, that may interact. serious side effects include allergic reactions or rash, post-injection reactions, liver problems, and depression. if these occur, get medical help right away. tell your doctor about your medicines or supplements, medical conditions, liver or kidney problems, mental health, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. the most common side effect is injection site reaction ♪♪ with cabenuva, you're good to go. without daily hiv pills. talk to your doctor about switching. ♪ ♪ without daily hiv pills. with so much great entertainment out there... wouldn't it be easier if you could find what you want, all in one place? my favorites.

get xfinity streamsaver with netflix, apple tv+, and peacock included, for only $15 a month. . my name is jimmy carter and i am running for president.

>> a sunday schoolteacher from the deep south. >> i don't want to be better than anyone else. >> reporter: running for office after a period of upheaval and growing distrust in the american presidency. he would be the antidote. >> i promised to tell the truth. people believed me. i think they were ready for something different. >> so help me god >> this marks a new beginning. a new dedication within our government. a new spirit among us all.. >> the 39th president's term in office was highlighted by success. in the end, by a national trauma. >> the difficult part of your precedency. >> his service to the country and the world continued during a four decade second act. >> he has done more outside of

precedency. >> peacemaker, fighter of diseases and global spokesperson. >> we should be a nation of generosity. >> jimmy carter is the closest that we have seen to a renaissance man of any president since thomas jefferson. >> your life seems at peace. have you found peace? >> i have, yes. >> i have a deep religious faith and i have a good family, a wonderful career. grateful for what i have had in blessings >> it is an incredible american story. ♪ ♪ good evening, unemployment in the united states is now at the highest point in 34 years. >> now, mounting inflation and a new and deeper reception, the jobs are growing worse >> we want jobs, we want jobs!

>> the gas lines are longer than ever. this one was more than two miles long. >> street crime is rising. >> every year has set a new high for murder in america. >> you regularly had bombs going off in american cities. >> sticking to the record of new york's laguardia airport and no one knows who blew up part of it. >> boft pon had one of the worst days. >> state university. >> they opened fire on the students >> final evacuation of americans from saigon has been completed. >> johnson lied to us about vietnam. >> nixon lied to us about pretty much everything. >> i am not a crook. >> the country tonight is in the midst of what may be the most serious constitutional crisis in its history. >> i shall resign the precedency effective at none tomorrow. vice president ford will be

sworn in as president at that hour >> this is america in the 1970s. into this mayhem stepped an unlikely figure. jimmy carter. sunday schoolteacher from a small town in georgia making a brazen play. >> i am running for president. >> what is it that made you do this thing? because, nobody was asking toy do it. >> that is right. you are right when you said nobody asked me to do it. >> i just thought it would be the best way for myself and to do the best that i could with the life that i had. >> reporter: i have known president carter for decades, worked for him as a speechwriter. when i sat down with him in 2017 i will still trying to fully get my head around the man. >> have you back in plains. >> i have not been here in awhile. >> i know. >> reporter: carter's bond to his hometown and faith will play a role in his ascent to the white house.

touch stone for his identity. outsider and reprieve in a term time. >> 1976 they were looking for someone with moral compass. he was born on a farm. >> we did not have electricity in the house, no running water in the house. we had a battery radio that we listened to. i was not familiar with the outside world. no, i used to listen to glen miller every night when my folks let me stay up until 8:00. my alarm clock went off at 8:00 and then i would listen and go to bed.. >> his father strict, his mother, a free spirit, hardworking kid carter excelled at school. at age 18 he left plains to attend u.s. naval academy. the first in his family to go to college. he married his hometown sweetheart, rosalynn smith. they moved around the country

with his navy deploymentments and raised three sons, and later, a daughter. always looking to improve himself, he became a nuclear engineer and excelled in his career. rosalynn was thrilled with their lives, her husband feeling the pull of his hometown decided to return to take over the peanut farm. >> when you were coming back to georgia when your dad was sick how did rosalynn like that decision, the decision to give up the shot at a pretty good life? >> that is one of the most serious arguments we ever had in our lives. so, we drove over 700 mile to plains. she never spoke to me on the way down. she would tell one of our sons, jack, tell your father i need to stop at the rest room. it took her at least a year after we got home before she finally became reconciled living there in the town of plains >> for the carters who lived in places like new york, hawaii,

it would be a rough adjustment coming back to the deep south. and to jim crow. back to the military a changed man carter could not accept the old practices of his hometown. for awhile paid the price. >> we had boycotts, organized against our business and . >> because you would not join. >> whys. >> we lost a lot of business and i thought for awhile i would just go back and get a job in nuclear submarine program. we did not decide it because georgia changed. >> reporter: he grew his peanut farm into a million dollar business. >> the fields have been in our family. >> reporter: his head held higher goals, in 1971 he became governor of georgia >> time of racial discrimination is over. >> reporter: his first words put him on the cover of "time

magazine" and on the national political map. once in office he pushed for change with engineer-like efficiency he streamlined the government. eliminating hundreds of state agencies and it was not long before carter had his eye on a bigger prize. >> everyone said i did not have a chance. but i was going to run for president if i only got my vote and rosie sevote. i would not have backed down ro i would not have backed down with clearer skin. with tremfya®, most people saw 100% clear skin... ...that stayed clear, even at 5 years. serious allergic reactions and increased risk of infections may occur. before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms or if you need a vaccine. emerge with clear skin. ask your doctor about tremfya®. ♪♪ customize and save with liberty mutual. customize and sa— (balloon doug pops & deflates) and then i wake up. is limu with you in all your dreams?

oh, yeah. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪ jordan's sore nose let out a fiery sneeze, so dad grabbed puffs plus lotion to soothe her with ease. puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin and locks in moisture to provide soothing relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) start your day with nature made. and try new zero sugar gummies. whether you need to lose 10, 20, start your day with 50, or overde. 100 pounds, make the healthy choice with golo. head to golo.com that's g-o-l-o.com ♪♪ can your home's equity unlock your ambitions? oh yeah. access up to 350k for anything you need.

take a swing at your kitchen reno... ♪♪ meant that literally. or design your actual dream wedding. all your ambitions. all in one app. access up to 350k of your home's equity plus a $200 member discount. go to sofi.com to view your rate. sofi. get your money right. jen b asks, "how can i get fast download go to sofi.com to view your rate. speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!" can you do defying gravity?! yeah, get my harness. buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year with xfinity mobile. and see “wicked,” in theaters now.

♪♪ >> i, jimmy carter, . jimmy carter's inauguration put him on the radar for all of the democrats running for president in 1972. many of them made their way to atlanta seeking his endorsement. >> i was the chief player in the southern politics, i guess, among the governors. they were glad to stay with me. i would talk to them until 2:00, 3:00 in the morning and

got to know them all. i decided . >> that is the smile that i know. [ laughter ] >> you basically were like a spider. brought them in so see them to decide if you could beat them. >> eventually i decided that. but eventually after i met most of them. >> have a few drinks with guys say maybe i can beat this guy. >> yeah, di. i remember the strangest drink. he drank milk and scotch. >> oh, my. >> we had a good time. >> after each one of them did you get a sense there guy sees himself as president? >> yeah. >> and i can do it. >> yes. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> the democrats lost the election in 1972. but carter began plotting his own presidential run in 1976. behind that smile lay a cunning strategist. >> you did something remarkable. you wrote a letter to everyone who lost democratic primary in

1974, i know you lost, you ran a good campaign, i would like to keep you active in democratic politics reason i know about this i got one of the letters. i raen in the primary. >> you have a good memory. >> nobody else is writing me a letter. i lost. >> he invited men and women who just had their hearts broken to join his longshot campaign for president. carter was everything that a successful national politician was not. southerner, openly religion, all i do is go in and have a prayer and read a bible verse. >> reporter: and little known outside of georgia. >> good to see you, jimmy. >> with carter embraced the shortcomings and turned them to has advantage. he appeared on "what's my line" celebrities had no idea who he was but his face would be sold out nationally. >> i can rule out you are a

government official of and kind, can't i? >> no. >> oh, you. >> had fun with the fact americans who were just hearing of him >> jimmy who? >> i don't know who he is. >> jimmy carter is a basketball player, isn't he? >> jimmy carter is running for what? >> i told my bosses at nbc. you need to pay attention to this guy. i said you are focused on his accent but these people are serious and they may like, you know, just dismissed it. he is not from washington. >> to the party elite in washington carter was invisible. a nothing. >> did you know attitude was in georgetown? >> i knew it. i did not feel all that much about it. with the so-called democratic party elite. >> carter related to the american voter in a way all his established opponents did not. they offered policy changes, he

offered a basic change. >> i while i am president i will never tell a lie >> i promised to tell the truth and people believed me. they are ready for something different. >> fashion in campaign it is immoral campaign in a time when the country is still recovering from the most immoral president in history. >> he fit not the conventional republican or democrat at the time. >> the navy officer with the nuclear suband training he would bring it to washington and just make government work better. >> carter's outsider status would come back to haunt him. in the 1976 campaign that political innocence was his appeal. >> i told him to advertise and he would not do it. >> they got drawn into his colorful family. >> i never did spank him. >> especially his young daughter, amy. and his wife rosalynn. >> people ask me every day how can you stand for your husband to be in politics and everybody

know everything that you do . and i just tell him we were born and raised and still live in plains, georgia with a population of 683 and everybody has always known everything that i did. [ laughter ] >> i don't think i am better than anyone else. i have a lot to learn. >> he is a sincere person. >> i am just like you all. >> he really loves people. not big shots. he does not love phonies >> jimmy carter from georgia. i hope to be your next president. >> campaign is perfect for him. anyone spends five minutes with him, they will vote for him. >> special interest groups, i owe nothing. to the people, i owe everything. >> grass-roots approach and primary system, carter would rewrite the rules on how to run for president. >> in the early 1970s the party's changes the way they select presidential candidates. the democrats presidential candidate in 1968, he did not

run in any primaries. he won none of them. but the party bosses still pulled the nominating process. >> good to see you. >> you can see carter as being the first step on the way to what would lead us to the precedency of donald trump in 2016. making it possible for an outsider to really become president. >> carter entered every primary, traveling the country. shaking hundreds of thousands of hands with no real big name donors. once again they found a way to turn a thane cap to his advantage. >> i did not have enough money to go to hotels. every time we went to in place like new york we would try to find somebody supporting me to let them sleep on their couch or in their guest bed. the person who's house i stayed they pretty much will vote for me. >> i am prejudice because i am

a barber. >> they are a neighbor or a friend. >> i went to iowa and followed him for a few days and watched him just make people melt. >> the first race was in iowa. carter led the pack. >> jimmy carter clearly the winner. >> he carried it into new hampshire, pennsylvania, then, around the country to beat out the establishment candidates for the nomination. he picked mondale as his running mate. >> i remember when we could not find a microphone. >> and in 1976. >> nbc news projects james earl carter of the state of georgia elected the next president of the united states. >> he would defeat ford to become the 39th president >> the first southerner is now back in from the deep south. nw back in from the deep south. oh!

right in the temporal lobe! beat it, punks! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ( ♪♪ ) my name is jaxon, and i have spastic cerebral palsy. it's a mouthful. one of the harder things is the little things that i need help with: getting dressed, brushing your teeth, being able to go out with your friends by yourself. those are hard because you don't want help, but you need it. children like jaxon need continued support for the rest of their lives. whoa, whoa, whoa. and you can help. please join easterseals right now, with your monthly gift. i'm almost there. the kids that you are helping, their goal is to be as independent as they can. these therapies help my son to achieve that goal.

easterseals offers important disability and community services that can change a life forever. please, go online, call or scan the qr code right now with your gift of just $19 a month. it really does make a difference. strengthening with easterseals helped me realize i can get through hard things. don't give up. keep trying. even better! please visit helpeasterseals.com, call or scan the qr code on your screen with your gift of $19 a month and we'll send you this t-shirt as a thank you. mother: your help and your support, the need for it is endless. jaxon: thank you, 'cause there's a lot of people with disabilities out there. people like me. please join easterseals

with your monthly gift right now. ( ♪♪ ) ♪♪ ♪♪ . on inauguration day the temperature in washington dropped below freezing. but the thousands that crowded

the streets that day did not seem to care >> that is a peanut, folks. >> it was a celebration of regular people. folks that had worked hard, had been in the peanut brigade. folks houses they slept in were the folks that came to washington. it was not a donor event. it was democracy event. >> so help me god. >> this marks a new beginning. a new dedication within our government. and a new spirit among us all. >> he wanted very much to give the country a fresh start. he wore a suit that he had bought off the rack in plains, georgia, saying he was a simple man of virtual that will lead the country through difficult times >> his first gesture would think unthinkable in today's polarized climate. >> for myself and for our

nation i want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. >> a lot of people were very impressed the first thing you say to give your address was to pay tribute to the guy you just beat >> that is right. >> tell me about that. >> gerald ford and i have been treating each other fairly >> a clean election. >> a clean election. i respected him very much. >> a nation still on edge from two recent presidential assassination attempts, jimmy and rosalynn carter stunned the crowd. >> he is out of the car. this is a change in the schedule. he is walking. there never has been a president like that >> not since television began. >> it showed that i trusted the american people. that i thought it was time for animosity and hatred in our country and politics to be over. >> his walk down pennsylvania avenue was his first step

toward what he saw as a very nonimperial precedency. >> the first thing that i did when i got in office was got people from town and fought in vietnam. i thought it was time to get that episode in america's history out of the way. >> it was a controversial move in just the first of many. soon he was charting a radical new course for american foreign policy. making human rights the centerpiece. >> no member of the united nation can claim mistreatment of its citizens is solely its own business. >> the idea of human rights and democracy has been at the center of the american ideal. until jimmy carter no american president gave it the emphasis that he gave it. >> one of his first acts as president was to reach out directly to dissidents and civil rights activists in the soviet union. >> you really shook things up in russia. you sent a message to the

russian people that you should be free and you have a right to be free and began an implosion over there that ended the soviet empire. >> i think it had a major impact on it. we contacted human rights activists and i would write a letter to them and say, you know, stand firm, you got a friend in washington. don't yield to pressures, promote human rights. i think it had an effect on what happened in soviet union. >> in risks of a cold war it was risky. holding friends and foes accountable for human rights. carter would take a bigger political gam well with the next in addition no one asked me to bring peace between israel and egypt. it was an idea that i had. i taught sunday school and the new testament. when i became more aware of the differences i decided that i would take on the task of

bringing peace between israel and egypt >> carter invited two of the world's most bitter enemies. anwar sadat and me nachem to camp david >> if it does not work you will get blamed. why get your hands dirty doing that? >> reporter: the issues devoiding the two sides were the fate of the palestinians and the israeli settlements and the west bank. areas that israel seized in the 1967 war. the meetings were held in seccollusion and seclution. >> it was it was difficult. the most difficult of them he

taken an oath before god he would never give up an israeli settlement. >> day four, they stopped talking to each other but they would talk to carter. he began riding his bicycle 21 the cabins of the camps. by day 6 they were still stalemated. >> american officials deny reports that the talks almost fell apart last night. >> it was then that carter significant guest they all go for a sunday drive. >> let me ask you about taking those two amazing men out. >> it was one of the most emotional things i ever did. the first three days we were together. they were crossed up. they did not get along, did not agree on anything. they would resurrect things between israel and egypt. going back thousands of years. when we got there, it was interesting. all of the egyptian officers new all about it.

they study today in school when we got to where lincoln made his address everyone stopped and he decided completely to get it. >> what a moment. >> it was -- i still get choked up thinking about it. it was -- it was dramatic unfortable moment. >> the talks which were supposed to last three to four days reached day 11. it was only carter's perseverance that kept the two leaders from packing up and leaving >> never in our history has a president devoted so much time on a single problem. >> sadat threatened to leave more than once. now menachem. he decided to return to tel aviv. carter would not give up. he gathered photoed taken during the peace talks >> he gets in his golf cart and goes up to see the prime

minister and he goes in there and he says jimmy, you know, i am sorry it did not work. but, you know, it was not fated to be and he said i have these pictures that you said you wanted for your grandchildren. he says oh, thank you, thank you. he said. you know, i wanted to say on here, this is when your grandfather and i made peace in the middle east. but i guess i can't do that now. >> and he burst into tears. he said, i will sign. and that was it. >> most of the major issues are resolved already in this document and we will now sign this document as well. >> the camp david accords did not resolve all of the issues carter hoped but it did lead to the end of hostilities between

israel and its powerful foe, egypt. one effort longest peace treaties of modern times. considered by many, the greatest success of jimmy carter's presidency. the greatest success of jimmy carter's presidency. who can i talk to? can this be treated? stop typing. start talking to a specialized urologist. because it could be peyronie's disease, or pd. it's a medical condition where there is a curve in the erection, caused by a formation of scar tissue. and an estimated 1 in 10 men may have it. but pd can be treated even without surgery. say goodbye to searching online. find a specialized urologist who can diagnose pd and build a treatment plan with you. visit makeapdplan.com today. customize and save with liberty mutual. customize and sa— (balloon doug pops & deflates) and then i wake up.

is limu with you in all your dreams? oh, yeah. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪ my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the picture. now i have skyrizi. ♪ i've got places to go and i'm feeling free. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ control is everything to me.♪ and now i'm back in the picture. feel significant symptom relief at 4 weeks with skyrizi, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements. skyrizi helped visibly improve damage of the intestinal lining. and with skyrizi, many were in remission at 12 weeks, at 1 year, and even at 2 years. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased infections, or lower ability to fight them may occur. before treatment, get checked for infections and tb. tell your doctor about any flu-like symptoms or vaccines. liver problems leading to hospitalization may occur when treated for crohn's. now's the time to take control of your crohn's.

♪ control is everything to me. ♪ ask your doctor about skyrizi, the #1 prescribed biologic in crohn's disease. ♪today my friend you did it, you did it♪ pursue a better you with centrum. ♪♪ it's a small win toward taking charge of your health. ♪♪ so, this year, you can say... ♪you did it!♪

♪♪ . coming to office, jimmy carter knew americans were enduring an ugly recession and

inflation and high gasoline prices. he wanted to show respect for it. >> reporter: white house events would be modest affairs. the presidential yacht was put up for auction, 9-year-old amy was the first child of a president to enroll in a local public school in over 70 years. and carter would dispense with the imperial flourishes after his inauguration there will be no more hail to the chief >> ladies and gentlemen. >> hi, everybody. >> i went and did away with all of that for a little while. it was so unpopular with the american public because they wanted to show reference to the president and i ended it. >> reporter: carter quickly got to work. he prevented a potential bankruptcy in the social security system. passed an economic stimulus bill, and de-regulated aviation and oil. >> the economics that nation, the unemployment that had seemed to be problem number 1

that improved and with that improvement carter had strong approval ratings. some of the strongest in his first year of office of any of the modern president. >> as a candidate he promised to take on energy crisis. he was announcing the country's first energy policy. >> with the exception of -- this is the greatest challenge >> there was a shortage of oil. and, we were being manipulated by the oil-producing countries and he felt that the way to do that was to lower the dependence. >> many of these proposals would be unpopular. some will cause you to put up with inconveniences and make sacrifices. >> congress balked at many of the proposals even though his party was in majority. >> he did not have allies. did not have allies within his democratic party. >> it was the difficult part of

your precedency. you came as a reformer. you confronted the somewhat rotten democratic party. to be honest about it. it was a party that had people used to spending money, running deficits, keeping all of the groups happy, labor, everyone was fat and happy [ laughter ] >> you come in and clean it up. >> and yes. leaders of a democratic parity i did not get along. they were more liberal than i was. as far as defense and budget and things like that. >> reporter: tensions in the capitol across the country increased when the second middle east oil crisis hit in 1979. >> i need gas. >> bringing with it a return of empty gas stations. heating oil shortages and skyrocketing prices. >> here was jimmy carter who promised to take on the energy crisis and yet here we were again waiting in these mile long gas lines. people ran out of fuel

sometimes they turned violent. there were murders and stabbings and a sense that washington was incompetent. >> americans more and more were dissatisfied. >> where is our leadership out of washington, d.c.? >> reporter: with his numbers plummeting to record low numbers and inflation rising, carter knew he had to do more than new policy proposals. he had to address the country's sense of doom. >> july 1979 carter was feeling along with many americans that things were falling apart. a general sense of uncertainty and disease within the country. >> it seemed like the american dream was over. and that is the context in which carter decides to now give this speech addressing what his advisories call the malaise. >> it is a crisis of confidence. it is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and

spirit of our national will. >> he wanted to shake americans and say, listen, we need to get ahold of ourselves. we need towrpd stand who we are and what our collective purpose is. >> first of all, we must face the truth. and then we can change our course. >> in a time when president will not admit to error by anything it is unimaginable that american president would level to the american people the way he did and talk about his failures. that is why i worked hard to put my campaign promises into law. i have to admit, with mixed success. >> he fired nearly half of his cabinet. a move that was the worst mistake of his precedency. >> it made him seem like he was running an unstable administration. people got the sense that maybe the job was too big for him. >> it looked like things could

not get worse. but events that were brewing halfway around the world were about to explode. around the wo about to explode. with clearer skin. with tremfya®, most people saw 100% clear skin... ...that stayed clear, even at 5 years. serious allergic reactions and increased risk of infections may occur. before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms or if you need a vaccine. emerge with clear skin. ask your doctor about tremfya®. ♪♪

♪ with verizon, trade in anyout phone, any condition.remfya®. it's your last chance to get iphone 16 pro, on us. and ipad and apple watch series 10. all three on us. only on verizon. mom where's my homework? mommy! hey hun - sometimes, you just need a moment. self-care has never been this easy. gummy vitamins from nature made, the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. when a tough cough finds you on the go, a syrup would be... silly! woo! hey! try new robitussin soft chews. packed with the power of robitussin... in every bite. easy to take cough relief, anywhere.

chew on relief, chew on a ♪ robitussin ♪ what would you pay for an ipad pro? i only paid $42 on dealdash. dealdash.com, online auctions since 2009. this playstation 5 sold for only 50 cents. and this smart charcoal grill sold for $16. and this nintendo switch sold for less than $20. deals like these and many more happen in the thousands of daily auctions on dealdash.com. all auctions start at $0 - and remember, everything must go. i got this kitchenaid stand mixer for only $56. i got this bbq smoker for 26 bucks. and you get a 90 day money-back guarantee with your first purchase. this brand-new iphone sold for less than $42. and this dji drone sold for less than $21. and i got it for 16 bucks on dealdash. and shipping is always free. go to dealdash.com right now and see how much you can save. there are auctions going

on right now, so what are you waiting for? . in 1979, events in iran would take over the precedency. he was friends with many u.s. president. he was installed as head of iran years earlier with the help of the cia. a major source of persian golf oil his regime was a stronger u.s. interest. during that visit to carter's

white house there were signs that all is not well between him and his people. >> i remember coming to work and smelling the tear gas. there was a rally a protest thing going on near the white house. >> yes. we got tear gas in our eyes and our wives as well. a dig demonstration against him by iranians that come to the touses get away from his dictatorship. >> that was the first time i said these people are not going to leave that issue to them. they are going to bring it here >> in just over a year, he was overthrown in a violent revolution in his place stepped a militant clerk, and many americans were to get a taste for the first time of radical islam. when exiled and sick with cancer begged to the enter the u.s. for medical treatment, carter agreed. but his compassion would carry

a monumental price tag. angry iranians breached the walls of the u.s. embassy. >> the u.s. embas sein the hands of muslim students tonight. >> reporter: an emergency meeting was called at the state department. >> there was a long table set up in the operation center and speaker sets up along the table. each one was connected to a different part of the embassy. those lines were left open and what happened in the course of the morning is that one after another of those lines went dim. as the attackers caimin, took over different parts of the embassy and dragged these people off into imprisonment. tens of thousands of iranians filled the streets. >> when the hostages were taken, obviously, it was, it was a major crisis for me and for every american as well. and i was to blame for it in a way because it was up to the president to keep us away from

having hostages taken. i gave him a warning if you hurt a hostage i will give a warning if you kill one i will give you war. >> on this the 200th day. >> on the 300th day. >> all across the country americans tied yellow ribbons in support of the hostages. the mood was angry. there was an anthem "bomb iran" sung only sometimes in jest. >> did you think of declaring war? you committed an act of war and you are going to war?

>> almost everyone one of my advisories suggested we should attack iran militarily. but i did not want to go to war. i felt that if we did attack iran the hostages would be killed. >> reporter: the pressure on carter intensified during christmas when the soviet army innovated afghanistan. another assault on the international order. >> any president would be challenged by that. it wasace if he was sucked into it and never able to get out of it. >> a series of secret negotiations came to nothing. but april 1980, frustrated and angry, carter agreed to a military mission to rescue the hostages. eight helicopters and multiple c-130 aircraft were sent to a remote spot in iran called desert one. from there they were to head there and storm the embassy. but the operation was a

disaster almost from the start. >> eight american servicemen were killed. apparently in the crash of a helicopter with a c-130 cargo plane in iran during a secret united states mission to rescue the hostages. >> it was my decision to attempt the rescue operations. the responsibility is fully my own >> the lowest point of his precedency. it came when he most needed to be gearing up for re-election. news on the domestic front was no better. facing cham ledges from the republican right. members of his own party, meanwhile, were open rebellion. >> no more high inflation and no more jimmy carter. >> ted kennedy's decision to challenge carter in 1980 was almost unprecedented in american history. it was arguably devastating to the carter campaign. >> if i spent more time holding the democratic party together and making it strong i would

probably have been better off when the campaign came along >> carter fought off kennedy but it was costly. i wrote a labor day speech to kickoff his campaign against ronald reagan who we hoped was too far to the right when elected. when we watched the news i was blown away by him delivering his speech at the statue of liberty. >> the carter record is broken promises of sacred trust. >> with hollywood flair he stole the precedency. hopes were pinned on gaining the release of hostages before election day. >> what about the hostages they are talking about an imminent release. >> we hope they will be released we don't know. >> it was not to be. >> the exact anniversary of the hostages being taken was election day. it was impossible for any

american voter to forget that jimmy carter had let our 50 something hostages stay in captivity. >> i was aboard air force one. the crowd was enthusiastic and hoping that president carter would pull it off until his team back in washington called the plane with the latest poll results snow he said not good, mr. president, it is over. he said, okay. don't tell rosalynn, i want to tell her when i see her there. >> nbc news projected that republican ronald reagan will be elected president of the united states over president jimmy carter. >> the sign of a landslide loss came early. carter conceded before the polls closed in the west. >> i promised you four years ago that i would never lie to you. so i can not stand here tonight and say it doesn't hurt. >> it was humiliating, devastating for president carter, for his family, the people around him. he was belittled in the moment.

>> keep it really simple. >> after his defeat he was still president and more determined than ever to bring the hostages home. and in his last day in office an agreement was finally released. >> right on, man, that is great, that is great. >> the imprisoned americans were set to be released >> after 444 days the hostages came out alive. the iranians waited until just a couple minutes after reagan became president before they released him. >> he worked so hard to get him back. the iranians were not going to give him any satisfaction in terms of releasing them while he was still president. >> after groating the freed hostages in a private meeting. the -- after greeting the freed hostages in a private meeting, the now former president, returned to plains, gay gavment jimmy carter still believed in jimmy cart georgia. jimmy carter still believed in

jimmy carter and already planning his next move in jimmy carter and already planning his next move tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq works differently. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling as fast as 2 weeks for some. and even at the 3-year mark, many people felt this relief. rinvoq can stop joint damage. and in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. rinvoq can lower ability to fight infections. before treatment, test for tb and do bloodwork. serious infections, blood clots, some fatal; ...cancers, including lymphoma and skin; serious allergic reactions; gi tears; death; heart attack; and stroke occurred. cv event risk increases in age 50 plus with a heart disease risk factor. tell your doctor if you've had these events, infection, hep b or c, smoked, are pregnant or planning. don't take if allergic or have an infection. done settling? ask your rheumatologist for rinvoq. and take back what's yours. (♪♪)

can your pad absorb everything and stay fresh? always flexfoam can. it's the only pad made with a flexible foam core that locks in blood and sweat while the top stays dry. keeping you up to 100% leak and odor free. see what foam can do for you. z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee,

they can think more about possibilities for their business and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities™. ♪♪ ♪

♪ . a few years after his precedency the press caught up with carter as he was building houses for the poor. they found it hard to believe that he did not have motives >> that is jimmy carter, a politician he is running for something. >> all i am running for is to get this apartment finished. i will not get involved with politics at all. >> reporter: political career behind him, he was 56 years old and determined to follow his christian beliefs by giving back, at home and around the globe. >> thank you. good morning. >> reporter: f scott fritzgerald said there are no second laughs in american lives he did not come across jimmy carter. >> you are not going to build a mausoleum for myself i will build something good for the world. i am going to cash this check for mankind >> the first idea that i had

was what if we make a miniature camp david. and have people come to carter center and negotiate peace between them or i can go to their country. that was the first idea. >> that idea involved what is the carter center core mission. to promote human rights and resolve conflicts around the world. >> how many on the list? >> reporter: over the past several decades, carter and his team secured more than 100 open elections in troubled countries >> we have a simple but very important mission in haiti. >> in 1994 with battle ships already on their way, carter prevented a u.s. military invasion of haiti by persuading the military hunted there to step aside. >> in an effort to head off a war. former president carter crossed the dmz. >> the same year he defused a nuclear standoff between the united states and north korea. he was seen as someone who can

solve problems. >> a friend of mine told us about a disease that nobody wanted to fool with. it was isolated in tiny villages that were not connected to each other. there was no way to treat it once it started.. >> the carter center taught them how to protect their water supply. >> jimmy is very smart. he was very open-minded about how tough it would be to get rid of the diseases and he went and built relationships with the people on the ground to get this work done. >> with the center leading the way, the worldwide number of cases fell from 3.5 million to 30. a record over disease. >> there was half a dozen diseases that carter's organization was tackling >> the carter center because of his work, it is amazing. >> a huge inspiration to us in

our philanthrophy. how to live your values out, how to think about people in far away places. that is the standard of what a great post precedency should be. >> for his work he won the nobel peace prize at age 78. when i sat down with him the former president and his wife, rosalynn were commuting to atlanta for meetings at the carter center. >> welcome to all of our students >> spending a week every year with habitat for humanity. >> carter still preaching at his local church. >> teaching at emery university and just finished writing his 32nd book. >> jimmy carter becomes the closest that we have seen to a renaissance man of any president since thomas jefferson in terms of the enormous variety of things he is very good at. >> how good of a president was he? people are still debating that. >> his weakness was that he

believed others would follow him f. he could articulate the firmness of his convictions he could encourage americans to join him. that was not the case. >> there was some criticism of his management style he tried to be hands on. there is probably legitimacy to that but i think he was a good president. >> what can not be denied is his raw guts in pursuing the panama canal treaty, brokers peace between israel and egypt. awakening america to the energy challenge and pushing the world on human rights. >> he was able to push through an awful lot of legislation. very little of which is remembered but much of which changed the country from cleaning up toxic waste sites, deregulating airlines ask trucking which contributed to lower airfares. >> deregulation of oil and gas. we now have huge amounts of

natural gas. changed the energy equation. >> during that time we established relations with china, get a strategic arms limitation treaty through >> carter appointed -- [lost audio] -- [lost audio] he believed in a strong national defense. >> it's kind of unimaginable now, but for four years, there wasn't a single shot fired in anger by u.s. forces. -- partly good fortune that we did not get into a war and partly a testament to jimmy carter. he was to peace. >> and in 2015 he was treated for melanoma that spread to his liver and his brain. >> when i went this week they did not find and cancer at all. i have good news. [ applause ] >> your life seems at peace.

have you found peace? >> i have, yes. i have a deep religious faith. and i have a good family. i have had a wonderful career. i am grateful for it. i have had blessings they are extensive and consistent. and so i, i am at peace. i don't have any unfulfilled ambitions that are burning in me. >> would you like another crack at it? >> no, i wouldn't. no thanks. not again. i enjoyed being president. it was a great experience for me. and i, and i, i