Known to some during his time on the 1976 presidential campaign trail as a "New South" moderate, President James Earl Carter came to the White House as a Washington outsider and strived to learn and manage the work of the office both stateside and abroad. 

The one-term president's political career is often understood but his work post-presidency has been better remembered and regarded, as is evidenced by his Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 and his decades of work as a humanitarian. 

Due South takes a look at the long life of the "oldest living ex-president," with an historian who has dedicated her career to the study of his work.

Editor's note: this conversation originally aired December 18, 2023.

Guest

Nancy Mitchell, professor of history at North Carolina State University and the author of the book, Jimmy Carter in Africa.