Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100, his family confirmed.
Carter's son shared that his father died at his family's home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, according to the Carter Center. He was the oldest living president of all time.
In February 2023, the center shared that the former president decided to spend his “remaining time at home with his family” and receive hospice care.
Cater's wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter passed in 2023 after entering hospice care that November. The Carter's had been married for 77 years at the time of her passing.
Carter, born and raised in Georgia, served as the nation’s 39th president from 1977 to 1981 and faced challenges throughout his time in office.
Many of the issues Carter faced were both domestic and abroad, including inflation, the 1979 energy crisis, and the Iran hostage crisis, which many say lost him his bid for reelection against former President Ronald Regan.
However, his time in office was highlighted by several achievements, including signing the Camp David Accords, negotiating peace between Egypt and Israel, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, signing the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union, and releasing claim over the Panama Canal to Panama.
Before becoming president, Carter served in the United States Navy, as a Georgia Senator, and as his home state’s governor.
“In 1962, he won election to the Georgia Senate. He lost his first gubernatorial campaign in 1966, but won the next election, becoming Georgia’s 76th governor on January 12, 1971,” the Carter Center shared. “He was the Democratic National Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial elections.”
Carter is one of two presidents to only serve one term in the last 45 years, the other being former President Donald Trump, and while many criticized his time in office, he has been praised for his charitable contributions and advancements of human rights through The Carter Center, which he founded in 1982 after leaving office.
Among his charitable efforts came his work with the nonprofit group, Habitat for Humanity. Lydia Traina, the Sr. Director of Development with Trinity Habitat for Humanity in Texas shared that Carter and his wife Rosalynn had an impact on her organization in north Texas and in several other communities across the nation.
“We built 20 homes… and they were out there just like every other volunteer,” Traina said.
The Carter Center shared that the former president decided to forgo his ongoing medical treatment after several hospital stays. The organization said that in his decision, he had “the full support of his family and his medical team.”
Carter is survived by his three sons, one daughter, and several grandchildren.