Former president draws big crowd at a book store

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July 27, 2015 1:59 PM

The 39th President of the United States drew a big crowd as he promote his newest book.

Former President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd as he signs his new book titled A Full Life: Reflections at 90.

Former president Jimmy Carter in a bid to promote his new book, "A Full Life: Reflections at 90," visited a book store in Denver in the United State Most of the 700 people who went to see former President Jimmy Carter weren't old enough to vote when he lost his re-election bid in 1980. Some weren't even born yet.

But that didn't dampen their enthusiasm for meeting the man who now is better known for his post-presidency humanitarian work than his White House years.

Carter visited the Tattered Cover Book Store on East Colfax Avenue to promote his new book, "A Full Life: Reflections at 90," a memoir looking back on a career of public and private service. After losing his bid for re-election, Carter dedicated his life to fighting for human rights and the eradication of diseases in the Third World. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Carter remained true to his reputation as a peacemaker, speaking briefly with reporters about President Barack Obama's proposed deal to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Carter severed diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 after a violent takeover of the American embassy in 1979.

Carter praised the nuclear deal and said the time has come to reopen an embassy in Iran. "I'd like to see us have full relations with the Iranian people," he said.

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