"In Alter's considered judgment, Carter, who died Sunday at 100, was an underrated and under-appreciated president and an appropriately appreciated but slightly overrated former president."
"If you're president and you're defeated for a second term that, in our system, is the definition of failure," said Les Francis, highlighting the zero-sum nature of presidential politics.
"It rankles those of us who worked for him...some of us, like Les Francis, carry a weariness and resignation about the simplified narrative of Carter's presidency."
"This easy shorthand about him is a disservice to the complex truth about Jimmy Carter's life and legacy," Alter argues, advocating for a deeper understanding.
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