Former President Jimmy Carter revealed today cancer had spread to his brain and that he would begin radiation treatment later in the day. He made the comment during his first public remarks about his cancer. "Democracy Now!" asks Gary Sick about his former boss. Sick served on the National Security Council under Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis.

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