Jimmy Carter, "A Great Moral Leader of Our Time," by Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Jimmy Carter, "A Great Moral Leader of Our Time," by Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Brazil’s former president explains how Carter has been a selfless friend of Latin America since the 1970s.
In 1977, I was working as a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University when, one fine day, the telephone rang. It was Robert Pastor, a special adviser at the White House, inviting me to Washington. Pastor was a friend, himself a political scientist, who had helped me overcome difficulties obtaining a visa to enter the United States – since, during those years, I was suspected of “anti-American activities.” How times change.
From Princeton to Washington isn’t far, and I went by train. Pastor received me with affection and to my surprise, he told me...
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