"The Carters' residence in this modest 1960s ranch-style house corresponds with the highlights of Jimmy Carter's political career from state senator (1963-71) to governor of Georgia (1971-75) to thirty-ninth president of the United States (1977-81)."

It is generally held that Carter was a better former president than president. Opinions may vary on his overseas activism or his tendency to criticize his successors. Undeniably, he was an

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs talks about the life and work of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100.