I did, too. I thought Ford was a decent man and didn't know Carter very well. There were times in Carter's presidency that I wanted to sit him down and have a little talk with him, but in 1980 there was no question that he was the better man. He has proven that many times over.
I did, too. I thought Ford was a decent man and didn't know Carter very well. There were times in Carter's presidency that I wanted to sit him down and have a little talk with him, but in 1980 there was no question that he was the better man. He has proven that many times over.
When I look back at all the presidents in my time, Jimmy Carter is the one I most admire. Once in the mid 1990s he was giving the commencement at Trinity College in Hartford, my home town. I wanted to get his autograph and I must have had a photo of him. So I walked over to the campus early. I found him at the far end of the quad standing alone, along with his service protection 20 paces away. Here was my chance. But for some unknown reason, I didnтАЩt approach him. I felt I didnтАЩt want to disturb him. I had downloaded and had printed out a professional photo of him and I had every intention of sending it to him in Plains for that long awaited autograph. Then earlier this year, we were told that he went into hospice and there was no way I was going to burden him for an autograph. I framed the photo and proudly walk past it every day. The signature wasnтАЩt important. Just the picture and the memories.
I did, too. I thought Ford was a decent man and didn't know Carter very well. There were times in Carter's presidency that I wanted to sit him down and have a little talk with him, but in 1980 there was no question that he was the better man. He has proven that many times over.
When I look back at all the presidents in my time, Jimmy Carter is the one I most admire. Once in the mid 1990s he was giving the commencement at Trinity College in Hartford, my home town. I wanted to get his autograph and I must have had a photo of him. So I walked over to the campus early. I found him at the far end of the quad standing alone, along with his service protection 20 paces away. Here was my chance. But for some unknown reason, I didnтАЩt approach him. I felt I didnтАЩt want to disturb him. I had downloaded and had printed out a professional photo of him and I had every intention of sending it to him in Plains for that long awaited autograph. Then earlier this year, we were told that he went into hospice and there was no way I was going to burden him for an autograph. I framed the photo and proudly walk past it every day. The signature wasnтАЩt important. Just the picture and the memories.