The 'Jimmy Carter 100' concert will be aired in full on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Oct. 1, Carter's birthday.
A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th president's emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal language.'Everyone here is making history,' Jason Carter, the former president's grandson, told more than 4,000 people who filled Atlanta's Fox Theatre to toast the longest-lived U.S. executive in history.
At the Naval Academy, Leavell noted, Carter and one of his friends would buy classical recordings of the same pieces to study how music can be interpreted differently.Part of the evening involved recounting Carter's legacy as president and with The Carter Center, which advocates democracy, resolves conflict and fights disease across the world.
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