The Carter Center tells TMZ … Jimmy passed away at home surrounded by family. He was the longest living former president in history when he passed away.
In February 2023, it was revealed Carter was entering hospice care after being in and out of the hospital. His grandson also gave an update on the ex-Prez’s condition, noting that Carter was no longer able to stay awake every day.
President Biden said the former President asked him to deliver his eulogy.
A Georgia man through and through, Carter’s political career began as a Georgia State Senator in the ’60s. He was elected Governor of the state in 1970 as a Democrat, and during his inauguration speech, he declared … “The time of racial discrimination is over,” adding, “No poor, rural, weak, or Black person should ever have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity for an education, a job or simple justice.”
Near the end of his time as Govenor, Carter announced his candidacy for U.S. President, and although he started out as a long shot … he quickly became the Democratic front-runner and defeated President Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
In any event, Carter took office in 1977 and served one term as president.
JANUARY 2017
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He was 100.
