“That is completely characteristic of the Carters,” Jonathan Alter, a biographer of the former president, told me. “It is the way they have lived their entire lives.” Mr. Alter’s book, “His Very Best,” aims to reassess Mr. Carter’s four years in office and challenge the common belief that Mr. Carter was but a mediocre president who became a great former president. Reflecting on the presidency, he describes a man of compassion and decency who was not afraid to make decisions that might be unpopular, who kept the peace, advanced human rights and worked to protect the environment, as symbolized by his placing solar panels on the roof of the White House.
-Daniella J. Lamas in the NYT
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