Jimmy Carter was not a president of the first rank, but he managed by dint of unceasing effort to become an iconic world leader, with an inspiring, if often contentious, legacy as a dogged peacemaker and a decent and ethical problem-solver.
In today's world of perpetual military intervention, it's striking that not a single bomb was dropped or shot fired in combat by American forces on Carter's watch, and his leadership helped prevent at least five wars.
The Camp David Accords he engineered proved to be the most successful treaty since the end of World War II.
He reinvented the ex-presidency with a higher purpose that inspired other presidents to use their stature and convening power.
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