but many people in the media tried to treat billy carter like a clown. when i interviewed him, i tried to let the man maintain his dignity and just reveal who he was. and the carter family really, really appreciated that. >> you've known him for many years. when you talk about jimmy carter, you really light up. what is it that really appeals to you or appeals to you over the years about jimmy carter? >> you know, i think it's the sincere commitment that he and rosalynn carter, mrs. carter, had to serving humankind. i mean, they devoted their entire lives, certainly post-presidency, to building homes for habitat, for humanity, for to eradicating disease in the most impoverished nations, vaccinating babies and just trying to lift up the, the theme of human dignity for all. >> and that wasn't the only time you talked with jimmy over the years. jimmy carter, that is, you emceed. what is it? the 75th birthday? >> yeah, his 75th birthday celebration in americus, georgia. that was 1999. and then his 95th birthday celebration. this photo right here is from the 70

so many people in the media who interviewed billy carter tried to make him seem like a buffoon, because he was sort of the naughty boy of the carter family while his brother was president. but he was a nice guy. so when i interviewed him, i just allowed him to reveal his humanity and didn't try to rob him of his dignity. apparently he, billy and sybil, his wife, went back to plains, georgia and told the rest of the carter family about this guy, spencer, who had interviewed them and was so gracious to them. and then the carter family was thanking me for that. wow. yeah. >> and they remembered you. so years later, you know, you spoke with him that one time, but you kept speaking with him. >> well, yeah, i got to see them in many different settings. so this picture is from jimmy carter's 75th birthday celebration in americus, georgia, which i had the honor of emceeing a big event. thousand people there, black tie event, dignitaries and senators and congress members. sam donaldson from abc news was there. wow. and this is from his 95th. now, this is a joint celebration of president carter's

and the next thing he said was, the carter family really appreciates how kind you were to billy, his younger brother, when you interviewed him years ago, because a lot of people in the media made fun of billy carter, but i allowed him to keep his dignity and the fact that the president would express that word of thanks to me for just a kind gesture was very, very touching. >> you build a friendship with him over the years. how did that how did that happen? and he was so active even after his presidency. and that's what really made him special. >> absolutely. well, i worked with the carters a couple of times on habitat for humanity and did live broadcasts for good morning america on those locations. i interviewed him a couple of times on release of new books. he authored about 40 books. in 1999, the year that i moved here, i was invited to emcee his 75th birthday celebration in americus, georgia. that went quite well. >> and you said there are a thousand people or so. >> yeah. yeah. it was a black tie event held in an old auditorium there. dignitaries from all over the world and membe

starting with jimmy carter, he pardon his brother, billy carter who was embroiled in financial disputes with libya. bill clinton helped out with his half brother, who was convicted of cold, came possessor and drug trafficking. while donald trump lens, a helping hand to his daughter's father in law, who was convicted of tax evasion and witness tampering. so again, why is everyone so surprised and appalled president trump, future president trump has been claiming throughout this campaign that he was the victim of some type of colors and by the justice department that he was targeted. so, you know, the idea that joe biden is now parenting the same, tied to a, a line in pardoning his son and the republicans blasting the president's decision. senator tom cotton arguing most americans can sympathize with the fathers decision to pardon his son, even if they disagree. what they can forgive is by lying about it repeatedly before the election. this is the most shy, the way shocking. shocking is. uh that we rewarded. yes. um, you know, the pardon is on what bothers me. most is the lives that were

a correction about jimmy carter and the beer, that was his brother, billy carter.nyway, all the things, it deepened within me and it made me cry a little bit when i found out he passed away. the one thing i got to say is, if the rest of the democrats would be like jimmy carter and understand people that's in need and everything, maybe we would have a better nation. helping each other to see how people are. there was a lot of people that were homeless. back then, too. jimmy carter give them homes. not only that, ma'am, to me jimmy carter was a hero in my book and i love him. i will tell you what, he cared for the people. a lot of people didn't want him to go on. but i will tell you one thing, he was a good man. he was well respected. i got to say to all the other democrats, understand how he was. they could change their minds. but i doubt it. anyway, jimmy was the best of all democrats. thank you for your time, ma'am. god bless you. host: bernie, kentucky, louisville, good morning. caller: good morning, tammy. he's a great example of what can be done after a preside

the only thing good about carter was the carter who made the billy beer. you got any remarks?t: we will go to kyle in new york. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. man, a tough crowd. on a personal level, my father was brought in in the 1970's under the clean option energy proposals that jimmy carter was laying forward. my father worked with jack kemp in the buffalo area. my father was working on some clean energy, alternate fuel sources, and had the honor to work with jimmy carter's admistration on that. i did not know too much about it until i got older. i was just born around that time, but i remember hearing the stories about how the democrats and republicans worked together about those alternate fuel source issues. and then when reagan got into office, a lot of those programs went away, the grants. obviously, people know about the solar panels on the roofs from the white house. probably when reagan came in, it took probably 30 years behind. talking about all these different issues that seem to be kind of rushed in now with the image of carter and all this stuff. b

and the next words out of his mouth were, we want you to know the carter family appreciates how kind you were to billyhis younger brother, who was sort of the naughty boy in the family. how kind you were to billy when you interviewed him years ago. and i thought, this is remarkable. the former leader of the free world remembered thanking me and remembering that i was kind to his brother all those years ago. >> what's also remarkable is your relationship with the carters truly, over the years that has been built. and you mentioned the 75th celebration for his birthday, but also the 95th. >> oh, yes. so in 2019, i traveled to plains, georgia to emcee the joint celebration of jimmy carter's 95th and mrs. carter's rosalynn carter's 92nd birthdays. this was held at maranatha baptist church, where he taught sunday school for years and years and years. and it was just amazing to get to know them and continue watching their their love story unfold. over the years. they were so in love with each other and each other and they wherever they walked around, they were holding hands. >> and it's one of the great lov

readers, not only are saying almost exactly what billy graham did, the people with deep religious faith don't fear death. and i don't fear death. >> jimmy carter wore his faith for all to see. from the earliest moments of his presidency. he wanted to be seen as a man of the people, as evidenced by his decision to get out of the presidential limo and walk the inaugural parade route. but it wasn't always that way. the american people will get to say their farewells at public viewings in atlanta and d.c., as well as along procession routes in washington and in georgia. born and raised in the humble farmlands of southwest georgia, the peanut farmer turned president will be laid to rest in the red clay of his hometown. and he leaves behind a record both complex and straightforward. as the man himself. >> well, the best thing i ever did was marrying rosalynn. that's a pinnacle of my life. >> kate andersen brower is the author of team of five the presidents club in the age of trump and the inside, the private world, inside the private world of the white house. and she interviewed jimmy and rosalynn carter as well. kate, it's so great to have you on.

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rogen, billy eichner back as pumbaa and timon and mufasa, the lion king this time, the warthog and the meerkat are babysitting kiara, the daughter of simba and nala. kiara is voiced by blue ivy carterjoins her mother beyonce in the beloved franchise. the pumbaa and timon sideshow comes in handy as we learn the story of how mufasa became the lion king and his adoptive brother, a prince became scar. one of disney's most feared villains once again, puma timon proved to be comic relief. >> it was really fun and we got to improvise basically the entire thing and we get to record together. i think you could include an enthusiastic, rambunctious warthog, a little bit more charismatic meerkat. >> you can't help but fall in love with mufasa. >> the lion king opens in theaters friday. disney is the parent company of abc seven. so here's my question. how old are timon and pumbaa? if they were around as mufasa was a kid? >> right? in the original, yes. that's possible. they were giving me, like, uncle energy. yeah, so this could make sense. okay. >> yeah, well, we'll have to wait and see. two days away. >> could do. >> how old is rafiki? >> ageless. ageless? yeah. he's got a lot of magic withi

billie eilish. "hit me hard and soft." are you ready? >> can't imagine. who could it be? >> roll the tape! ♪ ♪ honey, honey ♪ ♪ i could be your bodyguard ♪ >> there you go. beyoncÉ's "cowboy carterout dad life, the inspiration behind his music and the fancy tiktok with his daughter that catapulted them to fame. >> with every song, you know, i was releasing, we did a tiktok. now, we might get a thousand views, hoda. but when we did that dance, i mean, a million that night. honestly, i was a little bit afraid. i had never had that many eyes on something that i had done. >> wednesday, yeah. >> you want to tell us that? >> he's just really cool. yeah, and we're working on a song together. >> he said that. walker hayes was here. hoda, we're still working on our song, and we're like, what? hoda gave him an idea for a song, which was a great idea. >> it's going to be great. it is called "wednesday." >> are you going to sing it with him? >> no, i'm just like a co writer. >> i actually think that song will be good. >> it might do something. >> what it probably won't do is top that christmas song. >> it might. >> sheinelle has a good point. >> listen to episodes of "making space" wherever