Jimmy Carter: The 1980 60 Minutes Interview

[@arlenemuhammad9853]

I enjoyed this interview. We don't get to see sane, classy, down to earth, honest, genuine, balanced, caring people anymore.

[@robz7789]

Rest in peace, President Carter, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for the world!

[@TimeSkip-Chapters]

⏱️ Timestamps by TimeSkip ⏱️ 00:00:00 - Introduction to Jimmy Carter's Challenges 00:01:04 - Delegate Disapproval and Polls 00:01:56 - Carter's Nomination Assurance 00:04:08 - Concerns from Democratic Leaders 00:06:32 - Carter's Economic Record 00:14:50 - Debate Preparations and Strategy 00:16:53 - Assessing Political Opponents 00:19:14 - Carter's Strengths and Weaknesses 00:20:00 - Iran Hostage Crisis Overview 00:22:24 - Soviet Threat in Afghanistan 00:26:04 - Carter's Foreign Policy Challenges 00:27:48 - Leadership and Management in Crisis 00:29:06 - Self-Assessment on Foreign Policy 00:31:43 - Role of First Lady in Politics 00:38:28 - Democratic Party's Base in Crisis 00:40:05 - Energy Dependence Issues 00:41:44 - Self-Rating as Political Consultant

[@LoveMyDaisyGirl911]

I've never seen a President honored like Mr Carter. He must have been an incredible human being....

[@Pottatow]

Well he's ranked the 10th worst president in U.S history so keep that in mind. Good man but clown leader.

[@heiltd1286]

​@@PottatowNo. That's not true. Carter's achievements in office are now being acknowledged in hindsight. Historians are reappraising his presidency. What his detractors ( generally full time nobodies) fail to understand is that Carter was an amazing human being. He had a tough presidency and maybe his character made it hard to be president. He was a great governor in Georgia at a difficult time. Essentially what you and people like you think of Carter is of no consequence when it comes to assessment of this great man. Id prefer the opinions of Admiral Rickover, Willie Nelson and Hunter S Thompson. Those giants held Carter in the highest esteem.

[@michaelrochester48]

He wasn’t, if you lived in the 70s, you would realize what a horrible president he was, completely incompetent and because of him we had double digit inflation, unemployment and high energy prices. Home mortgage rate rates were through the roof. There is nothing good about the man.

[@kristinebailey6554]

He was a wonderful citizen, husband and father. A terrible president, in far over his head. I voted for him, it was the first time I was 18 and able to vote. After the way he handled domestic and foreign policy, I voted for Reagan and never voted for a democrat again.

[@dalisman]

He absolutely was an incredible human being. He went out there himself and helped build houses for poor people. He resolved nuclear arms problem with N. Korea. YES: single-handedly and as an ex-president. He taught Sunday school every single week at his church into his 90s. No one comes close to Jimmy Carter post-presidency.

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

I was 5 when this aired. Don't remember it, obviously, but clearly remember him on TV always saying, "Enna'jee".

[@wilnerolivier7971]

At least u somewhat remembered when he was in office!!

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

@wilnerolivier7971 Yeah. It resonates when he says "shah" and "Afghanistan" also. My folks liked to keep up with events, so the evening news and 60M was in the background a lot.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

@@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog Back when the evening news was a thing compared 2 now!!

[@judedesilva8366]

Do you have President Carter’s 1977 State of the Union on his First Energy Policy?

[@immortalblue7315]

I was 6 at the time and I thought Jimmy Carter was the guy who landed in the moon

[@zac3682]

25:45 “Invade East Berlin to tear down that wall”, how interesting to hear President Carter say those words.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Ironic that CBS still airs archived Dan Rather footage even though he sued in the aftermath of how he was let go!!

[@RichardRodeffer]

A great President

[@matthewmortensen5065]

He certainly wasn't a friend to Labor or workers in general and not surprised being a southern democrat. He De-Regulated Truck Driving and lowered Union membership immensely. And also started to make roads unsafe because of it.

[@briangreenberg6021]

I like Dan, but I thought he treated President Carter very unfairly.

[@allenaslin812]

Arms for hostages. Enough said.

[@judedesilva8366]

#RIPPresidentJimmyCarter 💔💔💔🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@rajrammbbs]

He prophesied our current situation with the middle east.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Sorry Mr. President but democracy never came to Zimbabwe.

[@frankcheers7529]

Sad but true. There was hope for a moment.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

The facial expressions are quite comical at 6:37. He should have maintained better control there.

[@tony84.]

39:35, This is a great interview.

[@Logan-rd2mo]

He should have won a 2nd term. I believe that if Reagan ran against him in 1976 as opposed to 1980 that Jimmy Carter would have won 2 terms

[@TristanMulhall]

He gave himself B and C. 😮

[@Asg657]

Geez, Dan Rather is kind of brutal and mean spirited in his questioning. I noticed Mike Wallace treated him the same way in a 1985 interview.

[@its_jawsh6145]

31:26 and they gave him an F….Honestly this is a pretty scathing interview and critique of his leadership which is entirely justified and grounded. The saddest part is it’s all true! Pretty mediocre to bad president and a good post president. Had some tough curveballs and wasn’t able to weather it

[@judedesilva8366]

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[@boydpease4103]

Yes the Peace Deals were epic, giving away Panama and failure to deal with Iran hostages are also a lasting legacy.

[@fiendlayer2475]

He brokered peace between Israel and Egypt. Sad many choose to only focus on tragedy without mentioning the good

[@kevinburke6055]

John Lennon was still alive.

[@christopherdonaldson8231]

Aired a week after the Moscow (Soviet Union) Olympics. First Olympics in a communist nation

[@shirleyfenile3393]

Only a partisan GOP would do exactly what u did. We are never going to agree about his legacy. Bye. May your vote do better. I doubt it.

[@shirleyfenile3393]

I wonder if Dan Rather now, w/ hindsight, regrets his questioning & coloring & negativity of this man.

[@kristinebailey6554]

He surely shouldn't. No one denies Carter was a good human being. But he was the worst president of my lifetime until Barry Soetoro showed up.

[@s.b.2648]

No. It was his job.

[@shirleyfenile3393]

Wow. He was so kind, gentle, steadfast AND CORRECT. Reagan in 1980 did begin the dismantling of AMERICA. By the slow drip of GOP we now teeter. And thru Mitch McConnel also. More to come. This interview😢

[@brandonjones8059]

Cope

[@Richard-uj8mt]

President Reagan rebuilt the diminishing military,got the economy back on track and gave confidence and patriotism back to the people

[@brettsinger9565]

Three Democratic Presidents have held office since Reagan. You can't seriously make this argument anymore.

[@shirleyfenile3393]

I CAN say that. Why ? You block every fing attempt at improvements or progress attempted. Read a book.

[@kristinebailey6554]

FALSE.

[@cia4U9525]

Rather was really nasty in this interview, but it might say something of Carter that Rather was allowed to be so rude

[@kristinebailey6554]

No, he was honest and unbiased, unlike todays rag journalists.

[@adam-i5x6o]

Rather's job wasn't to be Carter's BFF...Carter knew this and didn't get offended whenever a Journalist said something negative...he's not anything like Trump.

[@cia4U9525]

@adam-i5x6o what I mean to say is, is that I can't think of another president who would meekly sit there and allow themselves to give a *letter grade* as to their performance to a newscaster

[@paulkersey7458]

Jimmy Carter just dripped with sanctimony and self righteousness. People like him are the reason why the church is in decline

[@Mshi-]

??

[@brettsinger9565]

No one better exemplified the tenets of Christianity than Jimmy Carter. He never believed in forcing his beliefs on anyone and saw the best in people. He was a Christian.

[@kristinebailey6554]

@@brettsinger9565 Christians don't lie chronically.

[@paulkersey7458]

@@brettsinger9565 sure, he was so sanctimonious that he believed that heaven would just be God and him.

[@briangreenberg6021]

RIP Jimmy. He did more in one term than anyone until Biden.

[@blakeh6250]

No way..what has biden done??

[@SamKhatoonian]

George H. W. Bush did more than Carter and Biden combined as a one term president.

[@fs5775]

Dan Rather was an annoying punk.

[@kristinebailey6554]

Not all. Dan was being honest and open.

[@zac3682]

He was a great reporter, have some respect.

[@SimonGonzales-v4m]

God bless Jimmy Carter