From the archives: Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, from rivals to friends | Global News Avenue

In 1976, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter launched a fierce campaign against current President Gerald Ford. But after Carter himself left the White House, the two political foes became friends, something that seems increasingly foreign to today’s partisan environment. In a “Sunday Morning” report that originally aired on February 20, 2000, CBS News reporter Leslie Starr spoke with the two former presidents about their mutual respect. Starr also spoke with presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, who described Ford and Carter as paragons of political honesty and integrity.