FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DIES AT 100
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FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DIES AT 100
A former President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter has died.
Carter, who redefined what a post-presidency life could be, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.
He was 100.
His son, Chip Carter confirmed that the former president died at his home in Plains about 3:45 p.m.
Carter, who lived longer than any other U.S. president, entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia in February 2023 after a series of short hospital stays.
The only Georgian ever elected to the White House, Carter left office after a single term that was highlighted by forging peace between Israel and Egypt, but was overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis.
In the decades after, his reputation grew through his and wife Rosalynn Carter’s work at the Carter Center in Atlanta and his philanthropic causes such as Habitat for Humanity.
“People will be celebrating Jimmy Carter for hundreds of years. His reputation is only going to grow,” Rice University history professor Douglas Brinkley wrote in his book “The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter.”
Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, in 2002 for his diplomacy work through The Carter Center.
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