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Jimmy Carter, Expert President, Lectures: 80 Is Too Old To Be President

Hank Berrien
Jimmy Carter, Expert President, Lectures: 80 Is Too Old To Be President
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Now that he’s lived longer than any other president, former President Jimmy Carter, just before his 95th birthday, offered his sage wisdom, saying of the presidency, “I hope there’s an age limit. If I were just 80 years old, if I was 15 years younger, I don’t believe I could undertake the duties I experienced when I was president.”

Carter was answering questions on Tuesday during his annual report at the Carter Center in Atlanta, according to the Associated Press, which added, “Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders would turn 80 during their terms if elected.”

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