much more intimate challenge. today carter told reporters that his future is in god s hands, as he takes on cancer that has spread to his brain. cnn s suzanne malveaux joins us now. suzan suzanne, he seemed optimistic, or as he would say, at ease with his condition. he was, john. it was an extraordinary press conference. president carter was warm, open, he was at peace with his future. i ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview him several times in atlanta. he always the same, straightforward, generous with his time. today he describes his battle with cancer as a new adventure that was in god s hands. president jimmy carter appearing relaxed at the carter center in blue jeans and a blazer announced doctors had already removed cans freres his liver nearly three weeks ago, which has spread to his brain. they think they got it all there, but it showed now in four places in i my brain.
the best thing i ever did was marry rosalind. that is the pinnacle of my life. we ve had 69 years together. still together. and so that s the best thing that happened to me. reporter: carter said his biggest regret as president was he was unable to free the americans taken hostage in iran on his watch. i wish i had sent one more helicopter to get the hostages. we would have rescued them and i may have been reelected. that may have interfered with the foundation of the carter center. if i had to choose between four more years and the carter center, i think i would choose the center. he said he received calls from both presidents bush, clinton, obama and their wives. they ve been sending peach pies, which is his favorite. he plans on teaching sunday school this weekend as he does every sunday.
details, personal details of his recent cancer diagnosis. the cancer that has now spread to his brain. they cnn s dr. sanjay gupta was there and he ll join us in judgment. first, our national correspondent suzanne malveaux for much more. a poignant moment in u.s. history. an extraordinary press conference when you think about this. he was warm, he was open, he was at peace with his future. i ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to interview him several and he s always the same. straightforward, generous with his time. today carter described his battle with cancer as a new adventure that is now in god s hands. president jimmy carter appearing relaxed at the carter center in blue jeans and blazer. announced doctors removed cancer from his liver nearly three weeks ago and it has spread to his brain. they think they got it all. but it s shown up now in four places in my brain. it s likely to show up other places in my body as this cancer