Jan. 9, 2025, 6:17 a.m.

National Day Of Mourning For Jimmy Carter

JAY PAPE

Jimmy Carter, peanut farmer turned president. Seems like a straight-laced guy, right? Wrong. Dude was a damn nuclear engineer. Not just some armchair hobbyist, either. We're talking a graduate of the Naval Academy, served on a nuclear submarine, the whole nine yards.

Imagine that. This guy, with his down-home charm and folksy demeanor, could've built a nuke in his backyard, if he wanted. Maybe there's more to Jimmy Carter than meets the eye. Or maybe he just really liked those glowing green rods.

PS- The story of Jimmy Carter getting attacked by a swimming rabbit in 1979 is wild. There's actual footage of this bunny charging his fishing boat. What were the Secret Service supposed to do? I don't think there's a protocol for defending the president from an angry swimming rabbit. Carter had to splash water at it with a paddle.

This incident captures the bizarre reality of being president. You're the most powerful person in the world, but you're also a target for swimming rabbits.

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