Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
Carter was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981.
Born in Georgia in 1924, Carter, a Democrat, served in the Georgia State Senate before he was Governor between 1971 and 1975.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“Significant foreign policy accomplishments of his administration included the Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords, the treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel, the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. He championed human rights throughout the world,” writes the Jimmy Carter Library.
“On the domestic side, the administration’s achievements included a comprehensive energy program conducted by a new Department of Energy; deregulation in energy, transportation, communications, and finance; major educational programs under a new Department of Education; and major environmental protection legislation, including the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.”
Carter lost the 1980 presidential election to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan.
He later established the Carter Center to promote and expand human rights, earning him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Carter was married to Rosalynn (Smith) Carter; they had three sons and a daughter, nine grandsons, three granddaughters, five great-grandsons, and eight great-granddaughters.
His wife died in November of 2023.