As Jimmy Carter is lain to rest, his human rights legacy is remembered

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The 39th president of the US, Jimmy Carter, made elevating human rights a guiding principle of US foreign policy, starting with his inaugural address in January, 1977.  Implementing the ideals he outlined in that speech nonetheless proved challenging. On the day of Carter’s funeral, host Carolyn Beeler discusses the lasting impact on his vision for integrating human rights into US foreign policy with Robert Strong, a senior fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. He’s the author of “Working in the World: Jimmy Carter and the Making of American Foreign Policy.”

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