Jimmy Carter (film)

Jimmy Carter is a 2002 two-part television documentary film about Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. Produced by PBS for the American Experience documentary program, it recounts Carter's life from childhood in Georgia to his post-presidency as peacemaker.^[3] The film was written, produced, and directed by Adriana Bosch, and was first aired on PBS in two parts on November 11 and 12, 2002.

Jimmy Carter
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Adriana Bosch[1]
Directed by	Adriana Bosch
Narrated by	Linda Hunt[1]
Music by	Mason Daring[1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Adriana Bosch[1]
Cinematography	Michael Chin[1] Stephen McCarthy[1]
Editor	James Rutenbeck[1]
Running time	180 minutes[2]
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	November 11, 2002 (2002-11-11)

Interviewees

• Peter Bourne, biographer
• Douglas Brinkley, historian
• Pat Caddell, pollster
• Chip Carter, son
• Dan T. Carter, historian
• Rosalynn Carter, first lady
• Elizabeth Drew, journalist
• Warren Fortson, lawyer
• Betty Glad, political scientist
• E. Stanly Godbold, historian
• Hendrik Hertzberg, speechwriter
• Leroy Johnson, Georgia state senator
• Bert Lance, Advisor
• Walter Mondale, Vice President
• Andrew Young, U.N. ambassador

Home media

Jimmy Carter was first released on VHS by PBS on November 19, 2002, a week after it first aired on television.^[4] On March 7, 2006, PBS released the film on DVD.^[2] Later, it would also be included in an American Experience DVD box set collecting the program's films about United States presidents, released on August 26, 2008.^[5]