Reply #7: Carter, imo, has been a great ex-prez and was a better prez than believed

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and I think his standing in office will increase. What did he do as president? 1) His diplomacy in the Middle East led to Camp David and the Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel. 2) The Panama Canal Treaties 3) Formal diplomatic relations with China 4) Strongly against Apartied in South Africa. 5) Holding the banner for Human Rights (Signed International Covenant on Human Rights) 5) The Hostage Crisis doomed him, but he got every hostage out alive due to his negotiating (Iran was spiteful and waited five minutes after Carter was president to release them) 6) The Alaskan Lands Bill--one of the landmark conservation laws. 7) Superfund to clean up Toxic Waste Dumps 8) The First truly National Energy Program--which was showing signs of working and then Reagan dismantled it. 9) A Federal Dept of Education 10) A Federal Dept of Energy 11) Civil Service Reform 12) Established a "Windfall Profits Tax" on Big oil.

Compare that record with Bush and JC looks like another FDR.