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Jimmy Carter: The Most Misunderstood President in US History

Jonathan Alter is an award-winning journalist and author of three bestselling presidential biographies. His latest, "His Very Best," examines the life and career of one-term president Jimmy Carter. Alter tells Walter Isaacson why he believes President Carter’s tenure in the White House has been grossly underrated.

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