{"id":8498,"date":"2024-12-29T16:44:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T21:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8498"},"modified":"2024-12-29T16:45:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T21:45:37","slug":"jimmy-carter-dead-at-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/jimmy-carter-dead-at-100\/njackson\/2024\/12\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Carter Dead At 100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The nation mourns an icon&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Jimmy Carter (D) has passed away at 100 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president who served one term and went on to become a globe-trotting elder statesman and humanitarian icon, has died. He was 100.<br><br>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hjliVfRjDO\">https:\/\/t.co\/hjliVfRjDO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7U2dCSSySd\">pic.twitter.com\/7U2dCSSySd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1873481110077747555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He had turned 100 in October, making him the longest-lived president in the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,\u201d said Chip Carter, the former president\u2019s son, in a Carter Center statement. \u201cMy brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs.&nbsp;The world is our family because of the way he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surviving the former president are his children Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. His wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Smith Carter, died Nov. 19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carter Center announced on Feb. 18, 2023, that the former president had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/3864766-jimmy-carter-to-receive-hospice-care-after-series-of-hospital-stays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">begun receiving hospice care<\/a>&nbsp;after a series of short hospital stays, choosing to \u201cspend his remaining time at home with his family\u201d instead of receiving additional medical intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Carter, a Democrat who was 52 when he entered the Oval Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. Click refresh for the latest updates.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nation mourns an icon&#8230; Former President Jimmy Carter (D) has passed away at 100 years old. 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