Former President Jimmy Carter, who celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1, 2024, was the 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. After his presidency, he became an influential humanitarian, creating the Carter Center in 1982 and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for its efforts in peace negotiation and election monitoring. The article highlights 12 significant moments from Carter’s life and presidency, illustrating his work and dedication to human rights and peace advocacy through various photographs. Carter began his political career as the governor of Georgia and made an impactful transition into the presidency where he initiated key departments and policies. After leaving office, he traveled extensively for humanitarian causes, solidifying his legacy as a prominent figure in global peace efforts.
Following his time in office, during which he created vital agencies such as the departments of Education and Energy, Carter became a humanitarian. He established the Carter Center in 1982 and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for the center’s work. Carter traveled the world to work on peace negotiations and oversee elections, establishing himself as a human rights and peace advocate.
Here are 12 notable moments from his life and presidency.
Former President Jimmy Carter gets his bars pinned on by his wife, Rosalynn Carter, left, and his mother, Lillian Carter, at the U.S. Naval Academy in this undated photo. (AP Photo)Former President Jimmy Carter, then-Georgia governor, holds his daughter, Amy Carter, 7, just after he made an announcement in Atlanta that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Dec. 13, 1974. Earlier, Jimmy Carter had told the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that he planned to enter primaries in New Hampshire, Florida, Wisconsin, Indiana, Alabama, New York, and California. (AP Photo)Former President Jimmy Carter, then-presidential candidate, center, reaches out to shake the hand of an unidentified Allis Chalmers factory worker outside a plant’s gates in suburban West Allis, Sept. 10, 1976, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chanting anti-abortion demonstrators hold up their signs in the background. The rest of the group is unidentified. (AP Photo/Paul Shane)Former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter walk down Pennsylvania Avenue after Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president, Jan. 20, 1977, Washington, D.C. (AP Photo)Former President Jimmy Carter embraces former Vice President Walter Mondale on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 1978, after Carter returned from a nine-day overseas trip. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)Former President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with Sen. Muriel Humphrey (D-MN) at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 1978, just before Carter signed the Humphrey-Hawkins full-employment bill into law. Looking on at the center is Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD). (AP Photo)Former President Jimmy Carter and former Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira begin their second round of talks at the Yoshida Villa on Tuesday, June 26, 1979, in Oiso, Japan. At left is former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. (AP Photo)Former President Jimmy Carter uses a Native American quill pen to sign H.R.7919, the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980, at a ceremony at the White House on Friday, Oct. 10, 1980. Shown in the photo, from left, are former Gov. Joseph Brennan (D-ME), former Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, former Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, former Sen. George Mitchell (D-ME), and Terrance Polchies. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)Former President Jimmy Carter, left, meets with Pope Shenuda III, leader of Egypt’s 6 million Coptic Christians, for a half-hour conversation, Saturday, March 21, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt. The former president was to leave later on Saturday for Damascus, Syria, the third stop on a five-nation Middle Eastern and North African tour. (AP Photo/Paola Crociani)Former President Jimmy Carter outlines a proposed peace agreement in the Bosnian Presidency building in Sarajevo, Dec. 20, 1994. Former Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic said his government would accept an immediate four-month ceasefire. Carter headed back to Bosnian Serb headquarters in Pale to continue the negotiations. (AP Photo/Degi Delic)Former Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat gestures as he answers questions with former President Jimmy Carter after their meeting in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 21, 1996. With 60% of the ballots counted early morning, Arafat won 85% of the vote for the presidency.(AP PHOTO/Laurent Rebours)In this Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, file photo, former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, background right, looks at former President Jimmy Carter, center, while visiting a weekly protest in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The protest was organized by groups supporting Palestinians evicted from their homes in east Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, Carter announced he had cancer and would undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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