Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away at the age of 100 after deciding to forgo further medical treatment. Carter, renowned for his humanitarian work and post-presidential diplomacy, served one term from 1977 to 1981.
Onetime Georgia peanut farmer, elected to the White House in 1976, was know for his humanitarian work after leaving office.Former President Jimmy Carter has died after deciding nearly two years ago to forgo further medical care following a series of medical crises, according to two people close to the family.
At 100, he was the longest-lived president in American history and became known as much for his post-presidential diplomacy and charitable works as for his single, economically turbulent term in office. Carter, a peanut farmer and former Naval officer who served aboard submarines and studied nuclear physics, was elected governor of Georgia as a Democrat in 1970. With a promise never to lie to the American public, Carter positioned himself as the reformist antidote to an era of deep political mistrust after Watergate and the Vietnam War and won the presidency in 1976. He presided over four tumultuous years plagued by long gas lines, high inflation and the Iran hostage crisis. But he also signed a strategic arms limitation agreement with the Soviet Union and helped forge the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel. Carter cemented his legacy with a deeper engagement in public affairs than any other former president of modern times and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. (Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter talk to a group of invited guests at the Snowbird Resort's Cliff Lodge in 2003. Chip Carter, the former president’s son, said in a statement his father was a hero to “everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.” He added, “The world is our family because of the way he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.”• Carter — who survived a series of health crises in recent years, including a bout with melanoma that spread to his liver and brain — entered hospice care in February 202
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