Jimmy Carter became a two-time Grammy Award winner this week.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, racked up a new accomplishment after winning the Grammy Award for the Best Spoken Word Album.
The 91-year-old former president won the award for “A Full Life: Reflections at 90,” an audio version of his recent memoir.
Noting that Carter is a Nobel Prize Laureate and well-known international humanitarian, the books publisher – Simon & Schuster – offer the following introduction:
“At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in rural Georgia that he described in his magnificent An Hour Before Daylight. He writes about racism and the isolation of the Carters. He describes the brutality of the hazing regimen at Annapolis, and how he nearly lost his life twice serving on submarines and his amazing interview with Admiral Rickover. He describes the profound influence his mother had on him, and how he admired his father even though he didn’t emulate him. He admits that he decided to quit the Navy and later enter politics without consulting his wife, Rosalynn, and how appalled he is in retrospect.
“In A Full Life, Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world.
“This is a wise and moving look back from this remarkable man. Jimmy Carter has lived one of our great American lives—from rural obscurity to world fame, universal respect, and contentment. A Full Life is an extraordinary read.”
Carter has previously won the Grammy in 2007 for “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis,” another book of his discussing his political viewpoints.
Yahoo News notes that Carter has used his books to “discuss his concerns about the state of the world and especially focuses on his worries about the impact of the marginalization of women.”
“Since leaving the White House, Carter has been an ardent champion of peacemaking efforts and global health and development, and has been increasingly outspoken in support of left-wing causes.”
A Facebook page has been created called Honoring Jimmy Carter. They post quotes, stories, and tributes about President Carter, as well as Rosalynn Carter. To visit the page, click here.
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