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Preview: Season 15 Episode 1 | 30s
Jimmy Carter traces the ascent of an ambitious country boy to the Oval Office.
Jimmy Carter traces the ascent of an ambitious country boy from a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, to the Oval Office; it examines the failings of Carter's political leadership in the context of the turbulent 1970s; and explores the role religion played in his career.
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Jimmy Carter Preview
Preview: Season 15 Episode 1 | 30s
Jimmy Carter traces the ascent of an ambitious country boy from a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, to the Oval Office; it examines the failings of Carter's political leadership in the context of the turbulent 1970s; and explores the role religion played in his career.
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