As the nation laid to rest former President Jimmy Carter, they remembered him for a slew of his accomplishments in office but one nuclear moment from before his presidency is sure to shock you… no pun intended.

We’re devoting today’s newsletter to Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who died yesterday at age 100 at his home in Plains, Ga. Carter lived to be the oldest former president in American history, and the only one to reach 100.

Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, memorialized his grandfather with a blend of personal touches and humor, recognition of Jimmy Carter’s intensity and ambition,

The late U.S. president was remembered during his state funeral as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.