most uncooperative congress we ve had in history. jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. if i had one constant prayer the last 35 years of my life, it would be to bring peace to israel. his place in history. reporter: what s the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office for the first time? tell the truth. plus, larry cuomo. what he thinks about the state of our union. we have extraordinary mobs at the same time. this is piers morgan tonight. jimmy carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but his work since then has won him praise worldwide and a nobel peace prize. his latest book is through the year with jimmy carter and tonight i m privileged to sit down with president carter. president, thank you for welcoming me to this extraordinary center. good to have you at the carter center. i love the dates here. you became president in 77. cnn is launched in 1980. the carter center s launched in 1982.