39th President: Jimmy Carter

First, my apologies for the brief hiatus on this blog. I am resuming with Jimmy Carter and will still carry on to our current president.

When I think of Jimmy Carter, I think of a speech he once gave titled, "Crisis of Confidence." I remember hearing an excerpt in my favorite hockey movie, Miracle, and then focusing on it for an entry in a speech & debate team in which I was asked to choose a "great speech," and offer an analysis of it. From the start, I loved the hope inherent in that speech, even though Carter was speaking about how America, he felt, had lost their confidence. I loved the call to action to believe in America again. I think that may be the beginnings of my personal, sincere beliefs in this country.

Now, historically, Jimmy Carter isn't considered a tremendously successful president, but it seems that it was his presidential and ex-presidential actions in humanitarian and peacekeeping causes that brought much positivity in the public's opinion of him. Of particular note along this vein is his work at Camp David in facilitating meaningful peace to Middle Eastern countries.

I am grateful for Jimmy Carter.