Jimmy Carter in Think Big by Donald Trump


On Principles & Values: OpEd: Much better after presidency than he did during term

Oftentimes you will see somebody that becomes successful only because he or she has the ability to think big. A case in point is former President Jimmy Carter. He is a very nice man, but he wasn't my kind of president. Nevertheless, after President Carter's term as President was up, he asked to meet me and of course I agreed.

We had a wonderful conversation prior to getting to his point, which, was, would I consider making a $50 million contribution to the Jimmy Carter Library? Here was a man that I had not supported, had not voted for, and yet he was in my office asking for a $50 million contribution! I said to myself, and told the story many times, that Jimmy Carter, despite his image to the contrary, had an ability to think big. That's why he ran for President and others did not. As it turned out, Jimmy Carter is one of the few people who did a much better job after his Presidential term than he did during it.

Source: Think Big, by Donald Trump, p.276-7 Sep 8, 2008

The above quotations are from Think Big
Make It Happen in Business and Life
by Donald J. Trump and Bill Zanker.
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