SUMMARY
Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States passed away at age 100. Carter, who had been in hospice care since February 2023, spent his final days in Plains, Georgia, with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who predeceased him in November 2023. Carter, the first U.S. president to reach 100, was honored by President Biden, who described him as a "moral force" and declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning, with an official state funeral planned. Born in Georgia and elected in 1976 after Watergate, Carter served one term, marked by the Iran hostage crisis, before losing to Ronald Reagan. After leaving office, Carter dedicated four decades to humanitarian efforts, earning widespread acclaim as “America’s greatest ex-president.” He was the first president born in a hospital and the oldest living former president after George H.W. Bush’s passing in 2018.
