President Jimmy Carter, a former US president, has chosen hospice care over more medical attention. In his home in Georgia, the 98-year-old will now spend his “remaining time” with his family.
We examine some of the intriguing details concerning the presidency of the 39th American president that you should be aware of.
10 interesting Jimmy Carter facts include:
- On October 1, 1924, Carter was born into a peanut farming family in a rural area of south Georgia. During World War II, he completed his studies at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and afterward married Rosalynn Smith.
- He served as president for the greatest period of time in US history—98 years—until the passing of George W. Bush in November 2018.
3. When he launched his first run for president in 1976 against incumbent President Gerald R. Ford, he was a relatively unknown Georgian governor. In the end, he was successful in winning after running on a platform of not betraying the American people in the wake of the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War.
4. Jimmy Carter presided over the United States as the 39th president from January 1977 until January 1981. One of the high points of his administration was negotiating the Camp David Accords, a peace accord between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1978.
5. In 1980, Carter was soundly defeated by former actor and California governor Ronald Reagan.
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On this Presidents’ Day I’m thinking of President Jimmy Carter. pic.twitter.com/fpE2RUi0Qr
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) February 20, 2023
6. After leaving office, Jimmy and his wife Rosalynn established the Carter Center in 1982 to further human rights and his ideas on international diplomacy.
7. He oversaw the campaign to eradicate the Guinea worm parasite in underdeveloped nations by making frequent trips abroad, even going so far as to express his desire to outlive the last Guinea worm infection. Only 14 human instances of the Guinea worm parasite were reported in 2021, down from 3.5 million cases in 1986, which is a testament to the former president’s efforts.
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8. In honor of his “untiring commitment to find peaceful solutions to international crises, to strengthen democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social growth,” the 98-year-old was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
9. Carter was identified as having metastatic melanoma in August 2015, which had initially spread to his liver and then to his brain. Later, he claimed that a new medicine had contributed to his complete recovery from the illness.
10. During the coronavirus outbreak, Carter has made very few public appearances; his most notable encounter in recent times was with his wife and current US Vice President Joe Biden in 2021.
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