Former President Carter celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday with a gathering of family and friends at his home in Plains, Georgia. Since leaving the presidency in 1981, Mr. Carter has lived out his Christian faith by engaging in numerous charitable and social projects, most notably through the nonprofit Carter Center in Atlanta, dedicated to advancing human rights and alleviating human suffering around the world. He is a very fine man indeed, and has set a shining example for all who aspire to the White House. God bless him.
And of course, as has often been said, behind every great man is a great woman. Rosalynn Carter was a stalwart partner to Jimmy who also left her own mark on his White House years. An excerpt from an interview with the Carters on the occasion of their 75th anniversary in 2021:
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