Season 15

A two-part, in-depth profile of Jimmy Carter examines how his career has been shaped by what former speechwriter Hendrik Hertzberg calls his 'moral ideology.' Produced by Adriana Bosch, renowned for American Experience biographies of Reagan and Grant, the film features commentary from Carter's wife Rosalynn, his son Chip, as well as historians, former Vice President Walter Mondale, and a number of key Carter aides. Part 1 ends just after the 1976 campaign, the milestone that carried Carter to the White House. Hertzberg states that he was 'exactly what the American people would say they want.'