Ex-US president Jimmy Carter turns 100
Published: 04:10 PM,Oct 01,2024 | EDITED : 08:10 PM,Oct 01,2024
A placard celebrating former US President Jimmy Carter 100th Birthday is displayed, Georgia. — AFP
PLAINS: Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday — the first ever US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House. Carter's longevity — he began hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, more than 19 months ago — has defied all expectations. No longer regularly appearing in public, the Democratic ex-president will spend his birthday in the home he and his late wife Rosalynn had built in Plains in the 1960s. President Joe Biden hailed Carter as a 'beloved friend' and 'one of the most influential statesmen' in US history. — AFP