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Alexander Hamilton writes on the dangers of ex-presidents, and why this is behind the Constitution’s provision for perpetual re-election eligibility.  Of course this is later overriden by the 22nd Amendment, but the point is made.

President Jimmy Carter is awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.  Here, the Nobel committee details the happy details, including this phrase: “Jimmy Carter will probably not go down in American history as the most effective President. But he is certainly the best ex-president the country ever had.”

John Tyler, the only American President not buried under the American flag, lay in state in the Virginia capitol, his tomb draped in the Confederate flag. President Abraham Lincoln forewent the traditional recognition of his passing. And the New York Times had this to say in this obituary of the traitor.

This brief is included for more on Buchanan and U.S. Grant.