Jimmy Carter's White House Diary

"Jimmy kept a diary every day—he is a note taker."

As far as I can tell, nearly every American president took extensive notes. These days, my thoughts have turned to Jimmy Carter, who, at the time of this writing is receiving hospice care. I don’t know nearly as much about his presidency as I’d like, but I do know that he kept a diary while in the White House. He published it in 2010.

The diary consists…