Some people are fond of saying Jimmy Carter was our greatest ex-president…and it's true that he did a lot of good, helping the homeless, negotiating peace and doing a lot of things that ex-presidents generally don't bother with. I thought he was a pretty good president, albeit one who had the unfortunate habit (for re-election purposes) of telling Americans what they needed to hear rather than what they wanted to hear. He also did a lot of good things as president for which Ronald Reagan took bows.
There are already lots of pre-written articles appearing that attempt to assess his four years and what followed. This one strikes me as worth reading. If you have a low opinion of him, it may not elevate that opinion…but maybe it'll tell you something good that you didn't know about the man. May he rest in as much peace as he brought to the world.