What Jimmy Carter Did After His 'Involuntary Retirement'

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/08/19/432934667/what-jimmy-carter-did-after-his-involuntary-retirement
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When former President Jimmy Carter spoke at the American Museum of Natural History in New York this past January, the 90-year-old's bright blue eyes seemed to grow even more intensely blue, as he stood tall and spoke with the crisp command of a much younger man.

Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis at the Carter Center in Atlanta, on Thursday. Carter, 90, said the cancer has spread to his brain, and he will undergo radiation treatment at Emory University Hospital

The occasion was the opening of "Countdown to Zero," an exhibition exploring disease eradication and the Carter Center's success in global health since its inception in 1982. The nonprofit has made huge progress toward wiping out Guinea worm and river blindness in Africa and Asia.

Carter's dry sense of humor was also on display that morning, as he explained how he founded the Carter Center, "after my involuntary retirement from the White House after the election in 1980." And he played the seasoned politician when he deflected a political question about the latest Washington controversy to turn the discussion back to global health issues.