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10/01/24 9:25 AM

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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday

https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-100th-birthday-1e540c277dea07bd84242d290b4ebcdc

By BILL BARROW and CHARLOTTE KRAMON
Updated 7:39 AM CDT, October 1, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

Living the last 19 months in home hospice care in Plains, the Georgia .. https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-roslaynn-hospice-year-anniversary-c93498575e806f1a1d83714cf8e5c0b6 . Democrat and 39th president has continued to defy expectations, just as he did through a remarkable rise from his family peanut farming and warehouse business to the world stage. He served one presidential term from 1977 to 1981 and then worked more than four decades leading The Carter Center, which he and his wife Rosalynn co-founded in 1982 to “wage peace, fight disease, and build hope.”

“Not everybody gets 100 years on this earth, and when somebody does, and when they use that time to do so much good for so many people, it’s worth celebrating,” Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson and chair of The Carter Center governing board, said in an interview.

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arizona1

10/01/24 12:53 PM

#495190 RE: janice shell #495166

Did you happen to watch Rachel Maddow last night? It was one of the most terrifying reports she's ever given. Listen to both segments.

https://x.com/cborkowski/status/1840934135478587482
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fuagf

10/01/24 5:28 PM

#495221 RE: janice shell #495166

Yay. Happy Birthday, Mr. Carter! Another milestone for the man.
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newmedman

10/01/24 5:48 PM

#495223 RE: janice shell #495166

What a legacy.🎂