His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

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In the lives of even those presidents who falter, after all there is drama and significance, pathos and inspiration — and a welter of experiences that are worth understanding if for no other reason than that they altered the course of our nation. I put this book up there along with classic presidential memoirs like McCullough's Truman and John Adams. During his 1970 gubernatorial campaign, he publicly embraced his neighbor to the west, Alabama’s George Wallace, emphasizing his populism and belief in states’ rights. Extremely stubborn and self-righteous at times he rubbed people the wrong way as he could not suffer fools gladly and he often appeared hypocritical, particularly in dealing with members of Congress.

Jonathan Alter is an award-winning author, political analyst, documentary filmmaker, columnist, television producer and radio host.Shortform note: Plains, in Georgia’s southwestern quarter, was founded in 1827 on land taken from the Muskogee (Creek) Nation but.

In winter, it was surprisingly cold, and the boy's most unpleasant childhood memories were of shivering all night, even under blankets. Alter’s account is ably sourced and fluidly written, one of the best in a celebrated genre of presidential biography.

I put this book down many times because it was so detailed, that I felt the book could have used some editing. Author Jonathan Alter didn’t go as far as some I’ve seen, such as one who suggested that the Civil War would have been avoided if Zachary Taylor had lived.