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There's no doubt that usually a president's public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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George Bush asked me if there was anything he could do for me, and I said, Yes, you can help promote peace in Sudan after eight years of different policy. And he said, I'll do it. So to make a long story short, he did it, not necessarily because I requested it, but they were very successful.
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