Jimmy Carter Passes Away at Age 100

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the USA, just passed away at the age of 100.

The former Democrat president had been in hospice care since February 2023.

Carter was the first president to live to the age of 100 (and hopefully not the last!)

Former President Jimmy Carter, whose journey from barefoot Georgia farm boy to Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian became a classic American story, has died at 100 https://t.co/i8jTTJ9KZr pic.twitter.com/GzH6nMeVXF

— TIME (@TIME) December 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter certainly wasn’t one of the best presidents our nation ever had, but he was a good person who did a lot of humanitarian work after his presidency.

Perhaps the last “good” Democrat.

Jimmy Carter was a role model on so many levels and left a legacy that one can only marvel at. So altruistic. Did good until his last day for 100 years. 🙏🇺🇸 https://t.co/YyoSXDpq1S

— Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) December 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter was sworn in as 39th President of the United States on 1/20/77.

His loving wife Rosalynn gazed proudly at Jimmy as he took his oath.

She was with him until she passed 11/19/23. Now they’re reunited.

You don’t have to like Jimmy’s politics to pray for his family. pic.twitter.com/V0Cnv5Pjil

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 29, 2024

The world responded to Jimmy Carter’s death with respect and remembrance.

Here’s what President Trump had to say:

Here’s Joe Biden’s reaction:

Over six decades, Jill and I had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend.

But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well. pic.twitter.com/irknhZ6CJY

— President Biden (@POTUS) December 29, 2024

And Bill Clinton’s:

Hillary's and my statement on the passing of President Jimmy Carter: pic.twitter.com/SOgqTZUdi6

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) December 29, 2024

The British Royal Family also responded:

A condolence message from The King to President Biden and the American people following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter. pic.twitter.com/EIZqj7MZeb

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) December 29, 2024

Even Delta Airlines reacted to news of Carter’s death:

Every time Jimmy Carter flew Delta, he shook hands with each person on the plane. Because that's who he was. Someone who treated people as people. pic.twitter.com/mnWiiDwaZ3

— Delta (@Delta) December 30, 2024

From AP:

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.

The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, roughly 22 months after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023, spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said.

“Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center said on the social media platform X. It added in a statement that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections and house the homeless as an example for others.

To honor the life of Jimmy Carter, all flags will be flown at half-staff for 30 days.

This means that the flag will be at half-staff during President Trump’s Inauguration.

From The Hill:

Carter, the longest-living American president, underwent a series of short hospital stays before being placed in hospice care in February 2023. He had “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”

To pay tribute to Carter, and in accordance with federal law, the flag was lowered to fly at half-staff Sunday. Flags on federal buildings and grounds in the U.S. and its territories, as well as all naval vessels, will also fly at half-staff. You will likely also see your governor issue a proclamation ordering flags to fly at half-staff at state government facilities.

According to a proclamation signed by then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, because Carter is a former president, flags are to remain at half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter’s death.

Please pray for Jimmy Carter’s family who lost a dear loved one today. God rest his soul.