Sally Mae Hollis says she isn't the sole owner of the house in Atlanta she's lived in for the past 36 years, graciously telling visitors who stop by: "This is Jimmy's home!"

Campaigning in front of Texas' historic Alamo, Democratic Presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter makes a pitch for Texas's 26 electoral votes, Oct. 30, 1976, San Antonio, Tex. Seated at right are Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Tex, Rep. Bob Krueger D-Tex., and Rep. Henry Gonzalez, D-Tex. (behind Krueger).

It is generally held that Carter was a better former president than president. Opinions may vary on his overseas activism or his tendency to criticize his successors. Undeniably, he was an