bagan, here we come. >> anthony: 1,000 years ago, bagan was the capital for a long line of kings.s elsewhere in this part of the world, in many of the buddhist temples here, far older animist spirit-based beliefs coexist with more recent buddhism. and, in myanmar, worship of the nats is widespread. nats, as i understand it, are more like greek gods, former humans, demigods, spirits, often with very human qualities and failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actually channel them, bringing about, one hopes, a beneficial spiritual possession. but i'm not just here for a nat. i have a list -- things to eat in myanmar. and this is one of them. chicken curry. and from roadside joints like this, nestled among the temple ruins, you're more than likely to catch a very enticing whiff. just delicious. spicy, but not to the point that you want to scream out for mercy, but some heat. slow simmered curry, served with a side of sour soup made from roselle leaves. with it, you get fried, ground chilies, pickled bean sprouts -- you get the idea. they

, for example, when it looked like everything was going to fail, he signed eight photographs with bagan'spreparation, and i hope that's being done now for the president. >> you believe jimmy carter is the most successful one term president in american history. tell us whyieve that. there were some set backs, 44 days of americans held hostage in iran. interest rates were high, unemployment was relatively high. tell us why you think he was the most successful one term president. >> we lost the election because of inflation, iran, interparty differences, inexperience on his part. but i think that the accomplishments areeally overshadowed by this. 70% of all his legislation was passed, the energy security we enjoyed today is largely based on those energy bills. he was the greatest environmental president, doubling the size of the whole national parks system. the ethics laws, more important than ever, he was a consumer champion deregulating airlines and telecommunications, and then in foreign policy, camp david which has stood the test of time, normalizing relations with chi china. human right

when bagan and jimmy carter and sadat came together, it's because two men were willing to accept carter'seadership in bringing about a resolution of decades of war between -- and a hostility -- >> neil: and lasted a couple weeks at camp david. this was a few hours here. let me ask you about momentum as it occurs. i was thinking about president bush's father liberating kuwait. he had 82% approval. looked like he was on his way to an easy re-election and the economy intervened. back to your point. what decides these things? seems like basic pocketbook issues. >> largely. when you're in a time of peace and war, 2006 was impacted more by the war in iraq to the disadvantage of george w. bush. the economy goo but the war was deeply unpopular. that affected it. generally they're different by two things. pocketbook issues and people's reaction to the sitting president. that's why in mid-terms, 1982 for reagan, 1992 for 41, 1994 for clinton, these were bad results because people -- between the economy and their views of the sitting president wanted to send a message to that sitting president. that