Jimmy Carter was a far better president than Donald Trump

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October 1st is an incredibly historic day! It is not only the birthday of the longest-living US president, but above all the 100th birthday of President Jimmy Carter, the very first centenarian president.

A few weeks ago, it was a great honor for me to attend Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday celebration at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. The event was recorded for broadcast on PBS and featured dozens of incredible musical performances as well as video tributes from Jon Stewart, Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan and every living U.S. president…except Donald J. Trump.