Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, dead at 100

You know, uh This is *** sad day, but it brings back an incredible. Amount of good memories. Today, uh, America and the world, in my view, uh, lost *** remarkable leader. He was *** statesman and humanitarian. And Jill and I lost *** dear friend. I’ve been hanging out with Jimmy Carter for over 50 years. It dawned on me. And uh I had countless conversations over those years and I always would be proud to say that uh he used to kid me about it that I was the first national figure to endorse him in 1976 when he ran for president. There was an overwhelming reason for it, his character. What I find extraordinary about Jimmy Carter though is that millions of people all around the world. All over the world feel they lost *** friend as well. Even though they never met him. And that’s because Jimmy Carter lived *** life measured not by words but by his deeds. Just look at his life, his life’s work. He worked to eradicate disease, not at, not just at home but around the world. You forged peace. Advanced civil rights. Human rights promote *** free and fair elections around the world. He built housing and homeless for the homeless with his own hands. And as compassion and moral clarity clarity lifted people up and changed lives and saved lives all over the globe. Jimmy Carter was just as courageous in his battle against cancer as he was in everything in his life. Cancer is *** common bond between our two families, as are many other families. And uh our son Beau died when he died. Jimmy and Rosa were there to help us heal. Jimmy knew the ravage of disease too well. He lost his father, his brother, his sisters to this terrible disease. So when Jimmy was diagnosed, we did our best to comfort him. We met with them down in Plains, we met with them anyway. We talked and shared our beliefs as *** nation. We have the talent, we have the talent and the resources to one day cancer as we know it if we make the investments. He believed that like I do. I’ll always cherish having seen Jimmy and Rosalind Carter together. Theirs is *** love affair of the ages. I will miss them both dearly. They do take some solace and the kids were saying that. They’re united once again, we’re going to remain forever in our hearts, but they’re together again. The entire Carter family on behalf of the world, the whole nation. We send our whole heartfelt sympathies and gratitude, our gratitude for sharing President Carter for so many years. You know, Jimmy Carter stands up. As *** model of what it means to live *** life of meaning and purpose. Life of principle, faith, and humility. He his life dedicated to others. You know, he’s like my dad. He thought that, uh, you said, Joey, your job is about *** lot more than the paycheck. It’s about dignity, your dignity, but being able to look your kid in the eye and say, honey, everything’s gonna be OK. He believed as I do as many as you do, that that’s absolutely possible. It’s within our grasp to do that. It’s not that hard. His life in his life, he served the nation and in the Navy. He led the state of Georgia, he became president. And the beloved statesmen all over the world. But to know his core, you need to know he never stopped being *** Sunday school teacher at that Baptist church in Plains, Georgia. Today’s world, some look at Jimmy Carter and see *** man of *** bygone era. With honesty and character, faith and humility, it matters, but I don’t believe it’s *** bygone here. I see men not only of our times but for all times. Someone who embody the most fundamental human values we can never let slip away. Although sometimes it seems like it is, we may never see is like again. We’d all do well to try and be *** little more like Jimmy Carter. You know, uh, my mom, you’ve heard me say this before, used to say brave he lives in every heart and someday he’ll be summoned. Every time it was summoned, he stepped up. Every time politically, personally, morally. And, uh, you know, Everything The one thing I admired most about him. He thought and believed, and he really did believe this. I do as well. Everybody deserves an even shot, no guarantees, just *** shot. Everybody deserves *** shot. And, uh, you know, I, uh. He gave an awful lot of people *** chance. So, uh, they said, uh. I was an admirer. I consider myself *** friend. Kept in touch with him and uh. His son I was gonna tell you *** story your son told me, but that’d be inappropriate. Maybe he should, he’ll tell you, but. Uh, but he, uh. I think he’s happy. I think he’s happy with Rosa. President, as you think about your post presidency, is there anything about Jimmy Carter’s time after leaving office that inspired you for the? Yeah, never give up hope. Never give up hope. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. So much negativism out there. I know you’re tired to hear me say it over the last 4 years. But folks, there’s nothing beyond our capacity, nothing beyond our capacity. If we do it together, and I mean it. I mean it. And he believed it Sir, what is your fondest memory of Jimmy Carter? I have *** number of them. I guess maybe my fondest memory of Jimmy Carter was. When he He grabbed me by the arm and said, uh. Um I need you to help with my campaign. And I said, I’ve only been around *** couple of years, Mr. Governor. He said no, I’ll make *** difference. I said I’m not sure it will. I said, no, I will. When I endorsed him, uh, for president, I, I told him why I was endorsed him. And that it was not only his policies, but his character, his decency, the honor he communicated to everyone and uh. But he was also very, very, he and Rosen were very Kind of Jill and me when we lost our son Beau. They were there for us. And uh I don’t know, it’s uh I think And what Jimmy Carter is an example of. It’s just simple decency. Simple decency. And uh I think that’s what the rest of the world looks to America for. So what members of the family have you spoken to? I think I’ve spoken to all the children. Uh, maybe some I, I just got off the phone with, I think there were, you know how many on the phone, but, uh, uh, I think, and I’ve spoken to some of the friends of the family, they’re helping with the services. And my team is working with uh his family and uh. And others to see to it that he is remembered appropriately. Uh, here in the United States and around the world. There’s *** process going we’re going through that will take *** little time to set up this uh. I announced earlier today we’re gonna do it. Major service in Washington DC on behalf of them, but that’s ***, that’s *** formal procedure that’s underway. So I’m sure we start talking *** lot to the family between now and uh. My main contact is Chip. President Carter. Decency Decency Decency Everybody deserves *** shot. Everybody. Can you imagine Jimmy Carter? Walking by someone you need something and just keep walking. Can you imagine Jimmy Carter. Referring to someone by the way they look or the way they talk, I can’t. I can’t. You know, I think the end of the deal here is that one of the reasons why We looked to by the rest of the world with the bulk of our. Our nation we’ve laid out what our values are. You said what we believe. It’s not just in the decorator we hold these truths to be self-evident, but there’s *** feeling. The rest of the world looks to us, looks to us. And he was worth looking to. So thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thank you. you Sure

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100 on Sunday, Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Video above: President Biden speaks about the death of former President Jimmy CarterCarter’s death came after a February 2023 announcement that he had decided to enter hospice care and spend his remaining time at home with family after a series of short hospital stays. As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others.“To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.”Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington.Born on Oct. 1, 1924, Carter grew up on a peanut farm and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In the Navy, he eventually served on submarines and rose to the rank of lieutenant. The Navy commissioned a nuclear-powered submarine in 2005, naming it the USS Jimmy Carter. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962 and was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election. He went on to defeat Gerald Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974. Carter served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center.The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, opened the center in 1982 with a focus on advancing democracy by monitoring foreign elections and reducing diseases in developing countries over the years. The former president is widely revered for his championing of human rights. His brokering of the Camp David Accords with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in 1978 remains central to his legacy.He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to push for peace across the globe.Carter and his wife volunteered for decades with Habitat for Humanity, beginning in 1984 and continuing until 2020.Carter became the oldest living U.S. president in history after the passing of George H. W. Bush, who died in late 2018 at 94. In recent years, he has kept a low public profile due to the COVID-19 pandemic but has continued to speak out about risks to democracy around the world, a longtime cause of his.Carter overcame several health challenges in recent years. He was diagnosed with melanoma in 2015, announcing that the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. After partial removal of his liver, treatment for brain lesions, radiation and immunotherapy, he said he was cancer-free. A fall in the spring of 2019 required him to get hip replacement surgery. Then in October of that year, he hit his head in another fall and received 14 stitches, but still traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to help build a Habitat for Humanity home shortly thereafter. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had four children and were married for 77 years. They were the longest-married presidential couple.Rosalynn Carter predeceased her husband, dying in November 2023 at the age of 96.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

PLAINS, Ga. —

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100 on Sunday, Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Video above: President Biden speaks about the death of former President Jimmy Carter

Carter’s death came after a February 2023 announcement that he had decided to enter hospice care and spend his remaining time at home with family after a series of short hospital stays.

As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others.

“To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.”

Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington.

Born on Oct. 1, 1924, Carter grew up on a peanut farm and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In the Navy, he eventually served on submarines and rose to the rank of lieutenant. The Navy commissioned a nuclear-powered submarine in 2005, naming it the USS Jimmy Carter.

He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962 and was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election. He went on to defeat Gerald Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974.

Carter served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center.

The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, opened the center in 1982 with a focus on advancing democracy by monitoring foreign elections and reducing diseases in developing countries over the years.

The former president is widely revered for his championing of human rights. His brokering of the Camp David Accords with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in 1978 remains central to his legacy.

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to push for peace across the globe.

Carter and his wife volunteered for decades with Habitat for Humanity, beginning in 1984 and continuing until 2020.

Carter became the oldest living U.S. president in history after the passing of George H. W. Bush, who died in late 2018 at 94. In recent years, he has kept a low public profile due to the COVID-19 pandemic but has continued to speak out about risks to democracy around the world, a longtime cause of his.

Carter overcame several health challenges in recent years. He was diagnosed with melanoma in 2015, announcing that the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. After partial removal of his liver, treatment for brain lesions, radiation and immunotherapy, he said he was cancer-free. A fall in the spring of 2019 required him to get hip replacement surgery.

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Former President Jimmy Carter interviewed for “The Presidents’s Gatekeepers” project at the Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 14, 2011.

Then in October of that year, he hit his head in another fall and received 14 stitches, but still traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to help build a Habitat for Humanity home shortly thereafter.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had four children and were married for 77 years. They were the longest-married presidential couple.

Rosalynn Carter predeceased her husband, dying in November 2023 at the age of 96.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.