In `` The Presidents Club , '' Gibbs and Duffy write that despite the fact that all of these men have risen to the highest level of their profession , they not only work better together , but they need one another . ` Former presidents regularly hold their tongue when asked about their successors . `` I do n't think it does any good , '' Obama said when asked about Obama . Obama has n't adhered to the rule and regularly critiques Republicans and Democrats . Jimmy Carter is considered the gold standard for working with a successor .
Former presidents regularly hold their tongue when asked about their successors . `` I do n't think it does any good , '' Obama said when asked about Obama . Obama has n't adhered to the rule and regularly critiques Republicans and Democrats . Jimmy Carter is considered the gold standard for working with a successor .