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President Jimmy Carter 🌹 reminds us of a time when character was king. Carter’s one-term presidency wasn’t all that great. But his actions and focus after he left office are legend. Below we remember the 39th President of the United States who was determined to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 16 shortly after his 100th birthday on Oct. 1, 2024.

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Above: President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter at an Inauguration gala on Jan. 20, 1977.

President Obama’s statement on President Jimmy Carter: For decades, you could walk into Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia on some Sunday mornings and see hundreds of tourists from around the world crammed into the pews. And standing in front of them, asking with a wink if there were any visitors that morning, would be President Jimmy Carter — preparing to teach Sunday school, just like he had done for most of his adult life.

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Some who came to hear him speak were undoubtedly there because of what President Carter accomplished in his four years in the White House — the Camp David Accords he brokered that reshaped the Middle East; the work he did to diversify the federal judiciary, including nominating a pioneering women’s rights activist and lawyer named Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the federal bench; the environmental reforms he put in place, becoming one of the first leaders in the world to recognize the problem of climate change.

Others were likely there because of what President Carter accomplished in the longest, and most impactful, post-presidency in American history — monitoring more than 100 elections around the world; helping virtually eliminate Guinea worm disease, an infection that had haunted Africa for centuries; becoming the only former president to earn a Nobel Peace Prize; and building or repairing thousands of homes in more than a dozen countries with his beloved Rosalynn as part of Habitat for Humanity.

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But I’m willing to bet that many people in that church on Sunday morning were there, at least in part, because of something more fundamental: President Carter’s decency.

Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth. And he did — advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. He believed some things were more important than reelection — things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God’s image.

Whenever I had a chance to spend time with President Carter, it was clear that he didn’t just profess these values. He embodied them. And in doing so, he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. In his Nobel acceptance speech, President Carter said, “God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace.” He made that choice again and again over the course of his 100 years, and the world is better for it.

Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away — buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man.

Jimmy Carter and Delegate Bobby Scott

Below: Virginia House of Delegates member Bobby Scott greets President Jimmy Carter circa 1979.

Jimmy Carter and Gov. Mark Warner

Above: Former President Jimmy Carter greets Virginia Gov. Mark Warner before speaking at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on Monday, Sept. 23, 2002. During the speech Carter was critical of President George W. Bush's aggressive stance on Iraq, saying military action without the blessing of the United Nations would be a grave mistake that would put America in danger.

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Above: Luke Priddy, a former staffer to State Senator John Edwards, post a photo of Edwards greeting President Jimmy Carter.

Vice President Harris on Jimmy Carter

Below is the statement on Carter’s death of Vice President Kamala Harris

President Jimmy Carter was guided by a deep and abiding faith — in God, in America, and in humanity.

Jimmy Carter’s life is a testament to the power of service — as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, the 76th Governor of Georgia, and the 39th President of the United States. He reminded our nation and the world that there is strength in decency and compassion.

As President, he protected our air and water, promoted transparency in government, and brokered an historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel at Camp David.

Throughout his life, President Carter was strengthened by the love and support of his partner of 77 years, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, whose life President Biden and I had the opportunity to celebrate in Georgia last year. After leaving office, President Carter continued his fight for peace, democracy, and human dignity through the Carter Center.

I had the privilege of knowing President Carter for years. I will always remember his kindness, wisdom, and profound grace. His life and legacy continue to inspire me — and will inspire generations to come. Our world is a better place because of President Carter.

Doug and I send our love and prayers to the Carter family.

Below: President Jimmy Carter greets Muhammad Ali at a White House dinner celebrating the signing of the Panama Canal Treaty on Sept. 7, 1977.

Below: President Jimmy Carter greets U.S. Senator Joe Biden in the Oval Office in the late 1970s.

Below: President Jimmy Carter addresses the AFL-CIO in Washington DC in 1978.

Below: Blues singer Alberta Hunter performs at The White House at the Governors Ball in Feb. 27, 1979.

Below: The King Center in Atlanta posts a message on social media after the news of the death of Jimmy Carter.

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