Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 100th birthday on Tuesday, marking another milestone for the former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian.
Carter, who served as the 39th president from 1977 to 1981, is the longest-lived former chief executive in U.S. history.
Carter has been in hospice care since February 2023 after years of health challenges, including a cancer diagnosis. His wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023. Her funeral in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, was the former president’s last public appearance.
Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter’s grandson and chair of the Board of Trustees at the Carter Center, recently told ABC Newsthat his grandfather is “very physically diminished, as you might expect, but he is still smiling, he is still engaging and … paying attention …