In the wake of Jimmy Carter's death, biographer Kai Bird, author of 'The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter' discusses the late president's successes and failures.

In the wake of Jimmy Carter's death, biographer Kai Bird, author of 'The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter' discusses the late president's successes and failures.

Carter biographer Kai Bird, told CBS News that Carter was willing to push his environmental policies at the expense of his political popularity — often coming into conflict with his own party.

How was Jimmy Carter an outlier? Kai Bird, Author, "The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter": Well, he was an outlier for all of the reasons that Judy just explained.

Throughout his lifetime, Jimmy Carter took on many titles: 39th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner, philanthropist, humanitarian, artist – and writer.

"He had a much more consequential presidency than many people understand," said historian Kai Bird, a Carter biographer. "Look at the major issues we're still dealing with today." An 'outsider ...

“Carter’s presidency in the field of foreign policy was transformative,” says Carter biographer Kai Bird. “He really did put human rights at the center.” ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: With some more on the life, legacy, and presidency of Jimmy Carter, with Pulitzer Prize winning author Kai Bird. You’ll […] ...

Kai Bird Kai Bird, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is the author of the 2021 biography, "The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter." ...