President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, photographed at the Peninsula Hotel in New York on March 26, 2018.
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(Plains, GA) – Happy birthday to former US President Jimmy Carter! He is now 100 years old, the first-ever US president to reach that milestone. Despite battling health issues in recent years, Carter reached the century mark, and made history.
A noted philanthropist who worked with Habitat for Humanity for years, Carter’s presidency was beset by a series of challenges, including the Iranian hostage crisis. US energy prices also spiked throughout his time in office, as a result of the oil crisis.
Carter — celebrating his 100th birthday today — is already the longest living president in US history. Last month a star-studded concert was held in Atlanta to mark and celebrate Carter’s birthday. He entered hospice care in February 2023 and survives his late wife Rosalynn Carter, who passed last November.
