Remembering former President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter dead at 100: Remembering the 39th President

Jimmy Carter with his wife, Rosalynn, and their three children, Chip, Jack, and Jeff in 1950.

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Jimmy Carter served in the US Navy from 1946 to 1953.

Former President Jimmy Carter served in the US Navy from 1946 to 1953.

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Jimmy Carter pets his dog on his peanut farm in Plains, Georgia in 1970.

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Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, meet with Elvis Presley backstage at the Omni on June 29, 1973, in Atlanta Georgia.

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Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter meets with Atlanta Braves player Hank Aaron meets with Delaware Governor Sherman Tribbitt on Sept. 27, 1973.

Then-Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter meets with Atlanta Braves player Hank Aaron meets with on Sept. 27, 1973.

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Jimmy Carter works on his peanut farm in Plains, Georgia in 1976.

Jimmy Carter works on his peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, in 1976.

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Jimmy Carter during a campaign speech in Harlem, New York on Oct. 22, 1976.

Jimmy Carter speaks during a campaign event in Harlem, New York on Oct. 22, 1976.

President Jimmy Carter is interviewed by Barbara Walters in the White House Green Room on Dec. 28, 1977.

Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale at the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden on July 15, 1976.

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Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren Burger on Jan. 20, 1977, in Washington DC.

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President Jimmy Carter is interviewed by Barbara Walters in the White House Green Room on Dec. 28, 1977.

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Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign the Camp David Accords in the White House East Room on Sept. 17, 1978.

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President Jimmy Carter meets Arkansas Governor-Elect Bill Clinton at the White House on Dec. 1, 1978.

President Jimmy Carter meets Arkansas Governor-elect Bill Clinton at the White House on Dec. 1, 1978.

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President Jimmy Carter greets his brother Billy at the Georgia Institute of Technology commencement ceremonies on Feb. 20, 1979

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President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev wave to the crowd outside the US Embassy in Austria prior to the Salt II Treaty signing on June 16, 1979.

President Jimmy Carter stands through the sunroof of his limousine while driving through New Brunswick, New Jersey on Oct. 25, 1979.

President Jimmy Carter stands through the sunroof of his limousine while driving through New Brunswick, New Jersey, on Oct. 25, 1979.

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President Jimmy Carter delivers his State of the Union Address on Jan. 23, 1980.

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President Ronald Reagan speaks alongside former Presidents Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 8, 1981.

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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, onstage with Willie Nelson at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia on Dec. 12, 1982.

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, onstage with Willie Nelson at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia, on Dec. 12, 1982.

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Former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Ronald Regan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon at the dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Nov. 4, 1991.

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Former President Jimmy Carter throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game One of the 1992 World Series at Fulton County Stadium on Oct. 17, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Former President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 2002, in Oslo, Norway.

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President George W. Bush invited President-elect Barack Obama and former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter to the White House on Jan. 7, 2009.

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President Barack Obama with his wife, Michelle, and former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 2013.

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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, work on a home during Habitat for Humanity's Carter Work Project in Denver, Colorado on Oct. 9, 2013.

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, work on a home during Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 9, 2013.

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Former President Jimmy Carter signs copies of his book "Faith: A Journey For All," on April 11, 2018, in Atlanta Georgia.

Former President Jimmy Carter signs copies of his book, “Faith: A Journey For All,” on April 11, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Former President Jimmy Carter reacts to his wife, Rosalynn, during a reception celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on July 10, 2021, in Plains, Georgia.