In remembrance of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

On April 8, 2014, President Carter attended the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library. Image courtesy of Carter Center Photo Gallery

President James Earl Carter Jr.: October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024

On Sunday, December 29, 2024, former President Jimmy Carter, the 39^th president of the United States, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away peacefully, at the age of 100 in his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family. He is survived by his four children, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. His son, Chip Carter, called him a hero to those who believe in peace and human rights.

Public observances will take place in Atlanta and Washington, D. C. , with a private burial afterward. Details about the state funeral will be shared by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. The public is invited to visit the tribute website: https://www.jimmycartertribute.org/

Information courtesy of the Library of Congress

Some Famous Quotations from Jimmy Carter

• “II preferred to plow without wearing shoes, and I remember vividly the caress of the soft, damp, and cool freshly turned earth on my feet.”
• “The movies have touched all our lives — mine as a farm boy. It gave me a vision of the outside world. I’m sure the first time I saw the White House was in the back seat of a movie theater.”
• ”I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few, but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend upon it.”
• “It is time for the people to run the government, not the other way around.”
• “Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. Americans must set aside differences and work together before it is too late.”
• “The darnedest thing I’ve ever seen.”
• “We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.”
• “The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.”
• “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something … my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can.”

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