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Jimmy Carter Dies At 100: Barack Obama And More React To Former President’s Death

December 30, 2024
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Remembering Carter’s integrity and impact

In a long note that celebrated their “six decades” of friendship, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden said “to all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith and humility.”

President-elect Donald Trump posted that Carter “did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.”

Bill and Hillary Clinton noted in their statement that Carter “worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world.”

Barack Obama posted on behalf of himself and Michelle Obama that “President Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service.”

“President Carter, like my father, saw poverty as one of the greatest threats and was determined to eradicate it,” said Martin Luther King III on behalf of himself and Andrea Waters King.

While in hospice care this year, Carter told a member of his family that he was “only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” a goal he achieved when he cast his ballot by mail in October. Vice President Harris said in a post that  “our world is a better place because of President Carter. His life and legacy continue to inspire me — and will inspire generations to come.”

As the U.S. gets ready to mark the end of one president’s term and the return of another to the White House, the nation will continue to mourn Jimmy Carter, a man who saw, and often shaped, a century of American and world history through his leadership and integrity.