Deceased President Jimmy Carter came into conflict with several presidents after he left office, including Former President Bill Clinton.
Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States and advocated “competent and compassionate” government, died at his home in Plains, Georgiaat the age of 100 years.
Over the course of his life, Carter had a difficult relationship with several presidents who succeeded him, including one incident with former President Bill Clinton when he celebrated a diplomatic accomplishment on CNN before first meeting with Clinton to share the news.
“Three months later, Mr. Clinton sent Mr. Carter to Haiti with other envoys who together forced the junta to hand over power and accept American troops,” the website reported. New York Times. “But again, when Mr. Carter returned to Washington, he appeared on CNN before meeting with Mr. Clinton for breakfast and a joint press conference. Mr. Clinton was angry and shouted, and Mr. Carter shouted back.”
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100
Deceased President Jimmy Carter came into conflict with several presidents after he left office, including former President Bill Clinton. (Getty Images)
Carter also once Clinton criticized To send his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, to Sidwell Friends School, a private school that former President Obama's children also attended.
Carter also came into conflict with President George W. Bush over an issue Iraq war And with his father, George H.W. Bush, regarding the United Nations authorization of the use of force for the American military in the Gulf War.
“As he got older, he was less constrained by political considerations,” Jack Watson, Carter's White House chief of staff, told the Times. “Carter spoke with a candor that did not always endear him to others. But he calls it as he sees it.”
Living US presidents react to the death of former President Jimmy Carter
However, Carter's longest and deepest hatred toward his fellow member of the President's Club was his former rival, former President Ronald Reagan. (Ida Mae Steut/American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
However, Carter's longest and deepest hatred toward his fellow member of the President's Club was his former rival, former President Ronald Reagan.
After Reagan defeated Carter in the 1980 presidential election, Carter held a grudge against Reagan because he never invited him to a state dinner at the White House, according to the Times. Carter also bonded with former President Ford over their shared hatred of Reagan.
“It was no secret that Carter was not a member in good standing of the club of former presidents, in part because he had never accepted their charter,” author Jonathan Alter wrote in his book, “His Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life.” “.
“Most of them recognized that Mr. Carter could be useful in the right circumstances. The challenge for them was managing their high-maintenance predecessor,” Alter wrote.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
