“I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” Carter told his son Chip this week, according to his grandson Jason Carter.
Carter, whose 100th birthday is Oct. 1, has been “more alert and interested in politics and the war in Gaza” in recent days, grandson saysFormer President Jimmy Carter speaks during a forum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Nov. 20, 2014. His 100th birthday is Oct.1, 2024.
He said the exchange took place a few days ago when Chip asked the former president if he’s trying to make it to the century mark. He was clear he was more interested in electingEven so, there will be plenty of celebrations as Carter approaches his 100th birthday. A concert will be held at the Fox Theatre on Sept. 17 to raise funds for the Carter Center, his Atlanta-based nonprofit established to promote human rights, advance democracy and eradicate diseases.
Other events related to Carter’s birthday have been scheduled in Atlanta and his southwest Georgia hometown of Plains, where he remains in hospice. The former president wouldn’t have to wait long after his birthday to cast his ballot. Georgia’s three-week early voting period for the presidential election begins on Oct. 15.
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