JIMMY CARTER - In hindsight

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In Hindsight

He told us about the lust in his heart. Now Jimmy Carter is revealing more than he probably should about some personal, physical trauma during his search for a Mideast peace agreement.

In his latest book, "Christmas in Plains," the former President recalls the agony he was forced to endure from hemorrhoids while negotiating with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Learning of his discomfort, Sadat asked his own nation to pray for an end to Carter's torment.

Miraculously, "the day after Christmas, for the first time in weeks, all the pain and discomfort went away," writes Carter. "I've never received a better Christmas gift."

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

Answers

I remember some story of LBJ in a meeting in the White House, multi- tasking with a variety of aids and advisors in more ways than those in the room would have thought. While he was pacing the room, he was also dissolving a suppository.

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

It's all in the details.

-- Anonymous, November 27, 2001

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