Things You Shouldn’t Say About Yourself
Steven L. Taylor
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Monday, September 20, 2010
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President Jimmy Carter in an interview with NBC News:
I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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As opposed to dead ones?
(Actually, I like Jimmy as an ex-president.)
I can’t remember who said it, but it struck me as true when I heard it: Carter is vastly overrated as a former president, but his presidency is actually underrated.
Probably said by someone who built a few less houses, Trumwill.