Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Dead at 100

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived American president, has died more than a year after entering hospice care at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old.

“Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center said in posting about his death on the social media platform X. It added in a statement that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts, advancing democracy and human rights, and promoting economic and social development.

Carter, who has rarely used his full name–James Earl Carter, Jr.–was born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Peanut farming, talk of politics, and devotion to the Baptist faith were the mainstays of his upbringing.

Upon graduating 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Carter married Rosalynn Smith, who died at 96 in November 2023. The Carters have three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), and a daughter, Amy Lynn.

President Joe Biden expressed his grief over Carter’s passing, stating that the world had lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian ” and a close friend.

Biden noted Carter’s compassion, moral clarity, and efforts to eradicate sickness, build peace, advance civil and human rights, support free and fair elections, house the homeless, and advocate for the underprivileged as examples 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 addressed this 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 announced that he had ordered a state funeral for Carter in Washington.

Public observances will be held in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia. The final arrangements for President Carter’s state funeral, including all public events and motorcade routes, are still pending.

Members of the public are encouraged to visit the official tribute website to President Carter’s life at www.jimmycartertribute.org. This site includes the official online condolence book and print and visual biographical materials commemorating his life.

The Carter family has asked that donations be made to The Carter Center, 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307, in lieu of flowers.

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