RIP James (Jimmy ) Earl Carter Jr, 100, 39th President of US

[Astronuc]

Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed the presidency in 1977 and then built a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

He died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia.

At age 52, Carter was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Carter left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following his 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan.

https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-dead-latest-66b988ca038d9d8e738a5984ed96c076
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-dies-18c198c20352c835bca3eec276020dd7
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-life-story-8bbd6eec95b0ba820e1ebf6219760946

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/jimmy-carter-death-news-12-29-24/index.html

https://www.cartercenter.org/

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/29/us/jimmy-carter

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-president-jimmy-carter-dies-100-rcna42410

 

[Andrew Mason]

A very good person. He was instrumental in brokering peace between Israel and Egypt. But he had the misfortune of being President during the Iran hostage crisis and an period of unparalleled high inflation. A humanitarian whose life was all about serving others.

AM

 

[mcastillo356]

A very good person.

Yes

A humanitarian whose life was all about serving others.

World loses a great fighter for Peace.

 

[hutchphd]

I feel better when the President can do Calculus.........and has a thirst for knowledge. Happilly this good man did not die young.

 

[gleem]

An extraordinary human being.

He and Rosalynn set up the Carter Center, a nonprofit organization to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering. In conjunction with Emory University, it was instrumental in virtually irradicating the Guinea worm disease that infected as many as 3.5M persons in 1986. Only 13 cases were reported in 2022. Work continues on other diseases including malaria.