Jimmy Carter: Life in Photos

Jimmy Carter: Life in Photos
American politician Jimmy Carter smiles and waves to the auditorium at the close of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, where Carter was confirmed as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on July 15, 1976. Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Former President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday. He was 100, the longest-lived American president.

Here’s a look at his life in photos.

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Georgia state Sen. Jimmy Carter hugs his wife, Rosalynn, at his Atlanta campaign headquarters, Sept. 15, 1966. AP Photo, File
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Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter waves to a crowd gathered in Atlanta, Dec. 12, 1974, where he announced that he is a Democratic candidate for the presidency. Carter promised to “restore integrity, confidence, and businesslike management to the federal government.” AP Photo, File
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Egypt's President Anwar Sadat (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin as President Jimmy Carter watches at Camp David, Md., in September 1978, during talks aimed at laying the groundwork for a permanent Middle East peace. AP Photo, File
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President Jimmy Carter (C left) smiles as Soviet President and Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev (C) jokes around him outside the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria, June 16, 1979, before they head for their second round of talks prior to the signing of the SALT II Treaty. AP Photo, File
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Outgoing President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at the inauguration of 40th President Ronald Reagan in Washington, Jan. 20, 1981. In the background, new Vice President George Bush, Reagan, Barbara Bush, and first lady Nancy Reagan applaud. Next to Carter is outgoing Vice President Walter Mondale, and on the right, Reagan's son Ron applauds. AP Photo, File
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Former President Jimmy Carter works on a renovation of a tenement building in New York's Lower East Side neighborhood, Sept. 3, 1984. Carter, along with 50 other volunteers from Georgia, are working to build new homes for 19 families as part of the Habitat for Humanity project. AP Photo/Mario Cabrera, File
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Former President Jimmy Carter (R) exchanges documents with Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, Dec. 14, 1999, during a ceremony outside Panama City to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama after 85 years of American control on Dec. 31. Tomas Van Houtryve, File/AP Photo
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President Jimmy Carter wearing a hard-hat and apron, speaks to reporters as he renovates a building on E 6th Street as a part of a church project in New York City on Sept. 3, 1984. Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images
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President-elect Jimmy Carter leans over to shake hands with some of the people riding the “Peanut Special” to Washington, on Jan. 19, 1977. They will travel all night, arriving in Washington in time for Carter's inauguration as president on Jan. 20. AP Photo, File
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President-elect Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd as he and his wife Rosalynn arrive at the Plains Baptist Church to attend services in Plains, Ga., on Nov. 22, 1976. AP Photo, File
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Former President Jimmy Carter (C) speaks to the media at the ruins of the American International School, which was destroyed during Israel's offensive in Gaza, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2009. Carter says he's trying to persuade Hamas leaders to accept the international community's conditions for ending its boycott of the terrorist group. Khalil Hamra, File/AP Photo
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Sr. (C) and Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter (R) embrace during a campaign rally where King declared, “I love and believe in him,” in Atlanta, April 13, 1976. In a prepared speech read by Atlanta businessman Jesse Hill (L), King said Carter had been for equal justice when it wasn't an easy thing to be for in South Georgia. AP Photo, File
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(L-R) President Barack Obama, former President Jimmy Carter, first lady Michelle Obama, and former President Bill Clinton wave from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. spoke, on Aug. 28, 2013. Charles Dharapak, File/AP Photo
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South Koreans watch a TV news program showing former President Jimmy Carter arriving in Pyongyang, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 25, 2010. Carter arrived in the capital of communist North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission to bring home an American sentenced to eight years' hard labor for trespassing. The Korean letters on the screen read: “Visit of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in North Korea.” Ahn Young-joon, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn (R) watch election workers prepare ballots at a polling station in Managua, Nicaragua, on Feb. 25, 1990. The Carters are in Nicaragua to monitor the elections. J. Scott Applewhite, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter (R) and Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic (L) speak during their meeting in the Bosnian Serb stronghold city of Pale, Bosnia, Dec. 19, 1994. After his previous successful missions in North Korea and Haiti, Carter is in former Yugoslavia to try and break the deadlock in Bosnia's peace talks. Michel Euler, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the audience after being awarded the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela during a ceremony at the Carter Center in Atlanta, on Jan. 14, 2016. The award, named for Panama's first president, recognizes distinguished people in the areas of politics, science, and the arts. John Bazemore, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, receive honorary degrees from Queen's University Chancellor David Dodge in Kingston, Ontario, on Nov. 21, 2012. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press via AP, File
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Former President Jimmy Carter from the Elders Group waves to internally displaced women at a water point in Kebkabiya town in North Darfur, Sudan, on Oct. 3, 2007. Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla/File Photo/Reuters
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(L-R) President Barack Obama stands with former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas on April 25, 2013. Charles Dharapak, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter speaks on the eradication of the Guinea worm at the House of Lords in London on Feb. 3, 2016. Neil Hall/Pool Photo via AP, File
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Democratic presidential hopeful, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter (R) holds a poster as he mingles with the crowd during a campaign visit in Williamsport, Pa., on April 24, 1976. AP Photo, File
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President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter are pictured with their daughter Amy at the first of seven inaugural balls at the Pension Building in Washington on Jan. 20, 1977. AP Photo, File
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President Jimmy Carter, flanked by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance (R) and foreign policy adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski (L) walks toward a waiting helicopter to fly to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Feb. 14, 1979. Bob Daugherty, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter uses a hand saw to even an edge as he works on a Habitat for Humanity home in Pikeville, Ky., on June 16, 1997. Ed Reinke, File/AP Photo
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Jimmy Carter gives his acceptance speech after accepting the Democratic nomination for president on the convention floor at New York's Madison Square Garden on July 15, 1976. AP Photo, File
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Judge Robert H. Jordan administers the oath of office to Gov. Jimmy Carter at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Jan. 12, 1971. Next to the judge is former Gov. Lester Maddox, who will take over as lieutenant governor of Georgia. AP Photo, File
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President Jimmy Carter speaks about energy before a joint session of the Congress in Washington on April 21, 1977. House Speaker Thomas “Tip” O'Neill is at right, and Vice President Walter Mondale is at left. AP Photo, File
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Nelson Mandela is reunited with Jimmy Carter as other members of the Elders watch in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 29, 2010. Nelson Mandela, who founded The Elders in 2007, met members of the group at a private lunch in Johannesburg. The Elders, tasked by Mandela to be
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President Jimmy Carter leans across the roof of his car to shake hands along the parade route through Bardstown, Ky., on July 31, 1979. The president climbed on top of the car as the parade moved toward the high school gym where a town meeting was held. Bob Daugherty, File/AP Photo
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President Jimmy Carter pauses to kiss his wife, first lady Rosalynn Carter, as he boards a helicopter in Washington for a trip from the White House to Camp David, Md., on May 10, 1979. Barry Thumma, File/AP Photo
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Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, stand for the national anthem before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres, in Atlanta on June 10, 2015. John Bazemore, File/AP Photo
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Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter gets a hug from his wife, Rosalynn, after the third presidential debate in Williamsburg, Va., on Oct. 22, 1976. AP Photo, File
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Former President Jimmy Carter gives a speech after receiving the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2002. Bjoern Sigurdsoen, Pool, File/AP Photo
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Bouquets of flowers and peanuts rests at the base of a bust of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta on Dec. 29, 2024. Brynn Anderson/AP Photo
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