Wow..... sad to hear about Jimmy Carter being ill with cancer. My best wishes to him and his family.

As far as his presidency, Carter was largely viewed as a wimp. I would say foreign politics probably wasn't a subject he got an "A" on, and leave it at that. That said, it's amusing how most former U.S. presidents, with the onset of old age, are all viewed as great statesmen, regardless of how their presidency went. Well..... except for George W. Bush, who I doubt will be viewed that way at all.