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Article: Carter says his remark calling Bush foreign policy 'worst' was 'careless or misinterpreted'
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2007
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ATLANTA -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday his remarks
were "careless or misinterpreted" when he said the Bush
administration has been the "worst in history" for its impact around
the world.
Speaking on NBC's "Today," Carter appeared to retreat from a
statement he made to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for a Saturday
story in which he said: "I think as far as the adverse impact on the
nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in
history."
Carter said Monday that when he made the comment, he was
responding to a question comparing the Bush administration's foreign
policy to that of Richard Nixon.
"And I think Richard Nixon had a very good and productive foreign ...