James Earl Carter, Jr. is not long for this world.
The 39th president didn’t make much of a mark on American history. A one-termer sandwiched between the only unelected chief executive and the larger-than-life Ronald Reagan, he signed no momentous legislation and did not command troops during a war.
As you surely suspect, I’m not a fan. (Libertarians have disliked, if not despised, every president since Calvin Coolidge.) But Carter’s lack of an impactful “legacy” is something to celebrate, I suppose, if one is a supporter of limited government.
In July 2019, for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, I wrote a column connecting mankind’s first landing on the Moon to a presidential address given ten years later. Enjoy!
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