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Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday

Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday
After every honor triumph or temporary setback carter always returned to his hometown in planes. He was among old friends, sharing chores and teaching sunday school at the maranatha baptist church. I think planes has given us, uh, an element of security and uh, a place to heal our wounds when we're disappointed of, place to relish our accomplishments. When they came here, the president became an accomplished woodworker and painter And wrote over 25 books, including memoirs, a novel, a children's book and poetry in one of them, he wrote about planes. My father and mother were there and my sisters and brother were there and my church was there and my community was there. That never did change. Never has changed yet. But there was something there around which I built my life.
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Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday
Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former U.S. president, turns 98 on Saturday.Carter will celebrate quietly at home with his family, according to a spokesperson from The Carter Center. The Carter Center will host a series of virtual events to celebrate the former president's birthday and legacy, and the public is encouraged to send him a virtual birthday message via his foundation.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 coronavirus pandemic but has continued to speak out about risks to democracy around the world, a longtime cause of his.He was a peanut farmer and U.S. Navy lieutenant before going into politics, eventually serving one term as governor of Georgia and president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.The former Democratic 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.After his presidency, Carter has leaned further into human rights, and founded The Carter Center along with his wife, Rosalynn, in hopes of advancing world peace and health. The Carter Center has worked to advance democracy by monitoring foreign elections and reducing diseases in developing countries over the years. Carter himself has been a longtime volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to push for peace across the globe.Carter beat brain cancer in 2015 but faced a series of health scares in 2019, and consequentially underwent surgery to remove pressure on his brain. He has since recovered but his health woes forced him to give up his decades-long tradition of teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 95th birthday in August.Video: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of marriage in 2021

Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former U.S. president, turns 98 on Saturday.

Carter will celebrate quietly at home with his family, according to a spokesperson from The Carter Center. The Carter Center will host a series of virtual events to celebrate the former president's birthday and legacy, and the public is encouraged to send him a virtual birthday message via his foundation.

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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 coronavirus pandemic but has continued to speak out about risks to democracy around the world, a longtime cause of his.

He was a peanut farmer and U.S. Navy lieutenant before going into politics, eventually serving one term as governor of Georgia and president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

The former Democratic 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.

After his presidency, Carter has leaned further into human rights, and founded The Carter Center along with his wife, Rosalynn, in hopes of advancing world peace and health. The Carter Center has worked to advance democracy by monitoring foreign elections and reducing diseases in developing countries over the years. Carter himself has been a longtime volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

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

Carter beat brain cancer in 2015 but faced a series of health scares in 2019, and consequentially underwent surgery to remove pressure on his brain. He has since recovered but his health woes forced him to give up his decades-long tradition of teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 95th birthday in August.

Video: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of marriage in 2021