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Jimmy Carter’s regret
Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis at the Carter Center in 2015. Bob Andres, bandres@ajc.com
During his press conference to discuss his cancer on Thursday, former President Jimmy Carter was asked if he had any regrets in his 90-plus years. He named only one:
Said Carter:
"If I had to choose between four more years and the Carter Center, I think I would chose the Carter Center."
The former president paused for half a beat, and then added:
"Could have been both."
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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.
