Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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President Jimmy Carter is Interviewed on the U.S. Constitution by journalist Hugh Sidey.
In 1991, Hugh Sidey interviewed living presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on the U.S. Constitution for the Commission of the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution.

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0:00 Intro
0:39 We the People
2:41 Human rights
7:33 Thoughts on the Constitution
11:29 The Panama Canal
30:20 Policy on energy
35:24 Balanced Budget Amendment
46:40 Public Opinion
51:54 22nd amendment