Members phkrause Posted October 2, 2022 Members Share Posted October 2, 2022 ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, already the longest-living U.S. president in history, turned 98 on Saturday, celebrating with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, 95-year-old Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression. https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-elections-presidential-georgia-d7b3a99093e838898b8d679634b08d9b? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 21 Author Members Share Posted February 21 Carter spending last days at home ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA – The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care. The charity created by the 98-yearold former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.” It said he has the full support of his medical team and family, which “asks for privacy at this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.” Carter, a Democrat, became the 39th U.S. president when he defeated former President Gerald R. Ford in 1976. He served a single term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. In August 2015, Carter had a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. The following year, Carter announced that he needed no further treatment, as an experimental drug had eliminated any sign of cancer. Carter celebrated his most recent birthday in October with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression. The Carter Center, which the 39th president and the former first lady established after their one White House term, last year marked 40 years of promoting democracy and conflict resolution, monitoring elections, and advancing public health in the developing world. James Earl Carter Jr. won the 1976 presidential election after beginning the campaign as a little-known, oneterm Georgia governor. His surprise performance in the Iowa caucuses established the small, Midwestern state as an epicenter of presidential politics. Carter went on to defeat Ford in the general election, largely on the strength of sweeping the South before his native region shifted heavily to Republicans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 21 Author Members Share Posted February 21 Fond remembrances for Jimmy Carter after entering hospice ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care. https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-habitat-for-humanity-atlanta-baptist-church-52a467967c7758d36fec37b891343046? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 19 Author Members Share Posted March 19 Hammering in the Kentucky hills with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter The lively young girl was excited about her brand-new home, as well she should be. It had been built in a miraculous five hot and sometimes rainy days, by a gang of friendly volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. She was showing me what would soon be her very own room. Telling me where she planned to hang her posters and such — teenage girl stuff. Her name was Tabitha and she was also eager for me to meet her Grandpa, who was among the volunteers at the Pikeville worksite. https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/03/13/hammering-in-the-kentucky-hills-with-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shane Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I hope I can stay as healthy and active as he has over the years. phkrause 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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