Synopsis: Director Jonathan Demme's intimate portrait of President Jimmy Carter as he undertakes a 2006 book tour presents a complicated, intelligent, and engaged humanitarian who has set a new standard for ex-presidents. watch
Carter was a complete newcomer on the national stage when he ran for president in 1976. But in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, public dissatisfaction with the Republican Party helped propel him to victory. watch
This 1970 political ad, commissioned by Jimmy Carter when he ran for governor of Georgia, shows the candidate harvesting peanuts on his farm and claims this experience helps him understand the problems facing everyone who works for a living. watch
