As the former president’s 100th birthday approaches on Oct. 1, he is talking more, asking about the fast-changing 2024 presidential campaign and delighting in the momentum behind Kamala Harris.
The Plains Depot in Plains, Ga., seen last year, was the center for Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign in 1976.
For Carter’s birthday next month, a concert in Atlanta, a 100-mile bike ride near his hometown of Plains, Ga., and other events are planned. But when Chip Carter told his father that many people believe he is trying to stay alive to reach his birthday, the former president pushed back: “He said he didn’t care about that. It’s just a birthday. He said he cared about voting for Kamala Harris.”Carter’s state of Georgia is critical to the November election.
Though his vital signs are good and he is eating well, Carter remains very weak and some days are better than others, his family said. He needs a wheelchair to get around. The next day, the Democratic convention started, and Carter began tuning in to the presidential race. He had been shielded from TV news, especially reports about the Israel-Gaza war, for fear it would upset him.
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