Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, led an extraordinary life that began at a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, and went on to include four years in the world's most powerful office.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, led an extraordinary life that began at a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, and went on to include four years in the world's most powerful office, travels around the globe and a Nobel Peace Prize.President Biden declared a National Day of Mourning for Jan. 9, when the state funeral will be held in Washington, D.C., with additional services and ceremonies planned throughout the week.
Welcoming Pope John Paul IIThe Carters welcomed Pope John Paul II to the White House — the first pope ever to visit — during his first papal tour of the United States in 1979, which drew huge crowds at each stop. According to the National Archives, the president and the pope 'met privately in the Oval Office for an hour.
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