Leaders across the nation, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware politicians, pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter following his death. Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro orders flags flown at half-staff, while Philadelphia Mayor Parker expresses condolences and highlights Carter's legacy of public service and humanitarian work.
Tributes for the longest-lived American president in U.S. history have poured in from leaders across the nation, including politicians in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Gov. Shapiro ordered U.S. and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff immediately in honor of former President Carter. The flags will remain lowered to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2024. Gov.
Shapiro invited all Pennsylvanians to participate in the tribute.Mayor Parker ordered all city of Philadelphia flags to be lowered to half-mast. She also posted the following statement on Carter's death on Facebook.'President Jimmy Carter was a man whose tremendous faith was equaled by his sense of moral courage and purpose. He saw a nation scarred by Watergate and sought to heal its wounds and restore its faith. He saw the promise for peace in the Middle East and took the first steps toward that elusive goal, including personally brokering a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. He saw a world imperiled by the threat of nuclear war and endeavored to protect it. 'In addition to his accomplishments in public office, it is what President Carter did when he did not have an official title that has solidified his place among our nation’s greatest citizens. He served in the United States Navy with distinction. And he committed his life after the White House to charitable endeavors large and small to better our world – to promote peace, to fight disease, and to house the homeless, among so much else. 'We pray that, in rest, President Carter will be reunited with his beloved wife Rosalynn. And we are sending our prayers, as well, to their children Jack, James II, Donnel, and Amy, along with their families, and all who had the pleasure of knowing President Carter through the year
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