202 Facts About James Earl Carter

Since leaving office, Carter has remained engaged in political and social projects, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work.

James Earl Carter inherited comparatively little, because of his father's forgiveness of debts and the division of the estate amongst himself and his siblings.

From 1963 to 1967, James Earl Carter served in the Georgia State Senate, and in 1970 was elected as governor of Georgia, defeating former Governor Carl Sanders in the Democratic primary.

On his second day in office, James Earl Carter pardoned all Vietnam War draft evaders by issuing Proclamation 4483.

James Earl Carter created a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology.

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James Earl Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties, and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.

James Earl Carter is the only president to have served a full term in office and not have appointed a justice to the Supreme Court.

James Earl Carter lost the 1980 presidential election in an electoral landslide to Republican nominee Ronald Reagan.

In 1982, James Earl Carter established the James Earl Carter Center, aimed at promoting and expanding human rights.

James Earl Carter has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, monitor elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations.

James Earl Carter is considered a key figure in the nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity.

James Earl Carter has written over 30 books, ranging from political memoirs to poetry, while continuing to actively comment on ongoing American and global affairs, including the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

At 98 years old, James Earl Carter is both the oldest living and longest-lived president, as well as the one with the longest post-presidency, and his 76-year-long marriage makes him the longest-married president.

James Earl Carter is the third-oldest living person to have served as a state leader.

James Earl Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital.

James Earl Carter is a descendant of English immigrant Thomas James Earl Carter, who settled in Virginia in 1635.

James Earl Carter's father was a successful local businessman, who ran a general store and was an investor in farmland.

James Earl Carter got along well with both of his parents, despite his mother often being absent during his childhood due to working long hours.

James Earl Carter rented out a section of tenant housing that he had purchased.

James Earl Carter attended Plains High School from 1937 to 1941, graduating from the eleventh grade, since the school did not have a twelfth grade.

James Earl Carter was a diligent student with a fondness for reading.

James Earl Carter's truancy was mentioned in a local newspaper, although it is not clear he would have otherwise been valedictorian.

James Earl Carter had long dreamed of attending the US Naval Academy.

James Earl Carter was a good student but was seen as reserved and quiet, in contrast to the academy's culture of aggressive hazing of freshmen.

James Earl Carter was a sprint football player for the Navy Midshipmen.

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James Earl Carter graduated 60th out of 820 midshipmen in the class of 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned as an ensign.

James Earl Carter was promoted to lieutenant junior grade in 1949, and his service aboard Pomfret included a simulated war patrol to the western Pacific and Chinese coast from January to March of that year.

In 1952, Carter began an association with the Navy's fledgling nuclear submarine program, led then by Captain Hyman G Rickover.

Rickover had high standards and demands for his men and machines, and James Earl Carter later said that, next to his parents, Rickover had the greatest influence on his life.

James Earl Carter was sent to the Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington, DC for three month temporary duty, while Rosalynn moved with their children to Schenectady, New York.

James Earl Carter was ordered to Chalk River to lead a US maintenance crew that joined other American and Canadian service personnel to assist in the shutdown of the reactor.

In March 1953, James Earl Carter began nuclear power school, a six-month non-credit course covering nuclear power plant operation at the Union College in Schenectady.

However, James Earl Carter's plans changed when his father died of pancreatic cancer two months before construction of Seawolf began, and James Earl Carter obtained a release from active duty so he could take over the family peanut business.

James Earl Carter served in the inactive Navy Reserve until 1961, and left the service with the rank of lieutenant.

James Earl Carter's awards included the American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, China Service Medal, and National Defense Service Medal.

Earl Carter died a relatively wealthy man, having recently been elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.

James Earl Carter was knowledgeable in scientific and technological subjects, and he set out to expand the family's peanut-growing business.

The transition from Navy to agri-businessman was difficult; his first-year harvest failed due to a drought, and James Earl Carter had to open several bank lines of credit to keep the farm afloat.

James Earl Carter was in favor of racial tolerance and integration, but often kept those feelings to himself to avoid making enemies.

In 1962, a state Senate seat was opened by the dissolution of Georgia's County Unit System; James Earl Carter announced his campaign for the seat 15 days before the election.

Early counting of the ballots showed Carter trailing to his opponent Homer Moore, but this was the result of fraudulent voting orchestrated by Joe Hurst, the chairman of the Democratic Party in Quitman County.

James Earl Carter challenged the election result, which was confirmed fraudulent in an investigation.

James Earl Carter remained relatively quiet on the issue at first, even as it polarized much of the county, to avoid alienating his segregationist colleagues.

James Earl Carter did speak up on a few divisive issues, giving speeches against literacy tests and against an amendment to the Georgia Constitution which, he felt, implied a compulsion to practice religion.

James Earl Carter entered the state Democratic Executive Committee two years into office, where he helped rewrite the state party's rules.

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James Earl Carter became the chairman of the West Central Georgia Planning and Development Commission, which oversaw the disbursement of federal and state grants for projects such as historic site restoration.

James Earl Carter was re-elected in 1964 to serve a second two-year term.

In James Earl Carter's first run for the governor, he ran against liberal former Governor Ellis Arnall and the conservative segregationist Lester Maddox in the Democratic primary.

James Earl Carter returned to his agriculture business, carefully planning his next campaign.

James Earl Carter ran a more modern campaign, employing printed graphics and statistical analysis.

James Earl Carter accused Sanders of corruption, but when pressed by the media, could come up with no evidence.

James Earl Carter won the runoff election with 60 percent of the vote, and went on to easily win the general election against the Republican Hal Suit, a local news anchor.

Once he was elected, James Earl Carter changed his tone, and began to speak against Georgia's racist politics.

James Earl Carter was sworn in as the 76th governor of Georgia on January 12,1971.

James Earl Carter was reluctant to engage with his fellow politicians, making him unpopular with the legislature.

James Earl Carter expanded the governor's authority by introducing a reorganization plan submitted in January 1972.

James Earl Carter ultimately merged about 300 state agencies into 22, although it is disputed that there were any overall cost savings from doing so.

On July 8,1971, during an appearance in Columbus, Georgia, James Earl Carter stated his intent to establish a Georgia Human Rights Council that would work toward solving issues within the state ahead of any potential violence.

On January 13,1972, Carter requested the state legislature to provide funding for an early childhood development program along with prison reform programs and $48 million in paid taxes for nearly all state employees.

On March 1,1972, James Earl Carter stated a possible usage of a special session of the general assembly could take place if Justice Department opted to turn down any reapportionment plans by either the House or Senate.

James Earl Carter pushed several reforms through the legislature—these provided equal state aid to schools in the wealthy and poor areas of Georgia, set up community centers for mentally handicapped children, and increased educational programs for convicts.

James Earl Carter tried to keep his conservative allies on his side, however; James Earl Carter stated that he favored a constitutional amendment to ban busing for the purpose of expediting integration in schools on a televised joint appearance with the governor of Florida Reubin Askew on January 31,1973, and co-sponsored an anti-busing resolution with George Wallace at the 1971 National Governors Conference.

James Earl Carter was ineligible to run for re-election, Carter looked toward a potential presidential run and engaged himself in national politics.

James Earl Carter was named to several southern planning commissions and was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention, where the liberal US Senator George McGovern was the likely presidential nominee.

James Earl Carter tried to ingratiate himself with the conservative and anti-McGovern voters.

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However, James Earl Carter was still fairly obscure at the time, and his attempt at triangulation failed; the 1972 Democratic ticket was McGovern and Senator Thomas Eagleton.

James Earl Carter had decided to begin putting a presidential bid for 1976 together.

James Earl Carter tried unsuccessfully to become chairman of the National Governors Association to boost his visibility.

In May 1973, James Earl Carter warned the Democratic Party against politicizing the Watergate scandal, the occurrence of which he attributed to President Richard Nixon exercising isolation from Americans and secrecy in his decision making.

James Earl Carter announced his candidacy for president on December 12,1974, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC His speech contained themes of domestic inequality, optimism, and change.

James Earl Carter's strategy involved reaching a region before another candidate could extend influence there, travelling over 50,000 miles, visiting 37 states, and delivering over 200 speeches before any other candidate had entered the race.

On July 15,1976, Carter chose US Senator for Minnesota Walter F Mondale as his running mate.

James Earl Carter was interviewed by Robert Scheer of Playboy for the November 1976 issue, which hit the newsstands a couple of weeks before the election.

James Earl Carter began the race with a sizable lead over Ford, who narrowed the gap during the campaign, but lost to James Earl Carter in a narrow defeat on November 2,1976.

James Earl Carter had been the first presidential candidate to allot significant funds and a significant number of personnel to a pre-election transition planning effort, which subsequently would become standard practice.

James Earl Carter would set a mold with his presidential transition that would influence all subsequent presidential transitions, taking a methodical approach to his transition, and having a larger and more formal operation than past presidential transitions had.

The following day, James Earl Carter conferred with congressional leaders, expressing that his meetings with cabinet members had been "very helpful" and saying Ford had requested he seek out his assistance if needing anything.

On January 4,1977, James Earl Carter told reporters that he would free himself from potential conflicts of interest by leaving his peanut business in the hands of trustees.

James Earl Carter was inaugurated as the 39th president on January 20,1977.

James Earl Carter attempted to calm various conflicts around the world, most visibly in the Middle East with the signing of the Camp David Accords; giving back the Panama Canal to Panama; and signing the SALT II nuclear arms reduction treaty with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.

James Earl Carter encouraged energy conservation and installed solar water heating panels on the White House.

James Earl Carter wore sweaters to offset turning down the heat in the White House.

On January 12,1978, during a press conference, James Earl Carter said the continued discussions about his energy reform proposal had been "long and divisive and arduous" as well as hindering to national issues that needed to be addressed with the implementation of the law.

On March 1,1979, James Earl Carter submitted a standby gasoline rationing plan per the request of Congress.

On July 15,1979, James Earl Carter delivered a nationally televised address in which he identified what he believed to be a "crisis of confidence" among the American people, under the advisement of pollster Pat Caddell who believed Americans faced a crisis in confidence from events of the 1960s and 1970s prior to James Earl Carter's taking office.

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The speech's negative reception came from a view that James Earl Carter did not state efforts on his own part to address the energy crisis and was too reliant on Americans.

In 1978, James Earl Carter declared a federal emergency in the neighborhood of Love Canal in the city of Niagara Falls, New York.

James Earl Carter acknowledged that several more "Love Canals" existed across the country, and that discovering such hazardous dumpsites was "one of the grimmest discoveries of our modern era".

James Earl Carter avoided phone calls from members of Congress and verbally insulted them.

James Earl Carter's negativity led to frustration in passing legislation.

James Earl Carter developed a bitter feeling following an unsuccessful attempt at having Congress enact the scrapping of several water projects, which he had requested during his first 100 days in office and received opposition from members of his party.

James Earl Carter, thinking he had support from 74 Congressmen, issued a "hit list" of 19 projects that he claimed were "pork barrel" spending that he claimed would result in a veto on his part if included in any legislation.

James Earl Carter found himself at odds with Congressional Democrats once more, with speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill finding it inappropriate for a president to pursue what had traditionally been the role of Congress.

James Earl Carter was weakened by signing a bill that contained many of the "hit list" projects he intended to cancel.

James Earl Carter's remarks were met with criticism by House Republicans, who accused his comments of not befitting the formality a president should have in their public remarks.

At the start of a news conference on July 25,1979, James Earl Carter called on believers in the future of the US and his proposed energy program to speak with Congress as it bore the responsibility to impose his proposals.

James Earl Carter's presidency had a troubled economic history of two roughly equal periods.

Thanks to the $30 billion economic stimulus legislation – like the Public Works Employment Act of 1977 – proposed by James Earl Carter and passed by Congress, real household median had grown by 5.

In 1977, Carter appointed Alfred E Kahn to lead the Civil Aeronautics Board.

James Earl Carter was part of a push for deregulation of the industry, supported by leading economists, leading think tanks in Washington, a civil society coalition advocating the reform, the head of the regulatory agency, Senate leadership, the Carter administration, and even some in the airline industry.

James Earl Carter signed the Airline Deregulation Act into law on October 24,1978.

In 1979, James Earl Carter deregulated the American beer industry by making it legal to sell malt, hops, and yeast to American home brewers for the first time since the effective 1920 beginning of prohibition in the United States.

Early into his term, Carter collaborated with the congress to assist in fulfilling a campaign promise to create a cabinet level education department.

James Earl Carter expanded the Head Start program with the addition of 43,000 children and families, while the percentage of nondefense dollars spent on education was doubled.

James Earl Carter visited Nigeria from March 31 – April 3,1978, the trip being an attempt by the James Earl Carter administration to improve relations with the country.

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James Earl Carter reiterated interests in convening a peace conference on the subject of Rhodesia that would involve all parties and reported that the US was moving as it could.

On May 16,1979, the Senate voted in favor of President James Earl Carter lifting economic sanctions against Rhodesia, the vote being seen by both Rhodesia and South Africa as a potentially fatal blow to both the joint diplomacy that the United States and Britain had pursued in the region for three years and the effort to reach a compromise between the Salisbury leaders and the guerrillas.

James Earl Carter sought closer relations with the People's Republic of China, continuing the Nixon administration's drastic policy of rapprochement.

In 1979, James Earl Carter extended formal diplomatic recognition to the PRC for the first time.

In January 1980, James Earl Carter unilaterally revoked the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China, which had lost control of mainland China to the PRC in 1949, but retained control the island of Taiwan.

From June 30 to July 1,1979, James Earl Carter held meetings with president of South Korea Park Chung-hee at the Blue House for a discussion on relations between the US and Korea as well as James Earl Carter's interest in preserving his policy of worldwide tension reduction.

On November 15,1977, James Earl Carter pledged that his administration would continue positive relations between the US and Iran, calling its contemporary status "strong, stable and progressive".

On February 8,1977, James Earl Carter stated he had urged the Soviet Union to align with the US in forming "a comprehensive test ban to stop all nuclear testing for at least an extended period of time", and that he was in favor of the Soviet Union ceasing deployment of the RSD-10 Pioneer.

James Earl Carter was determined to respond harshly to what he considered a dangerous provocation.

James Earl Carter made twelve international trips to twenty-five countries during his presidency.

James Earl Carter was the first president to make a state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa when he went to Nigeria in 1978.

James Earl Carter's travel included trips to Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

James Earl Carter made several trips to the Middle East to broker peace negotiations.

James Earl Carter's visit to Iran from December 31,1977, to January 1,1978, took place less than a year before the overthrow of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

James Earl Carter later wrote that the most intense and mounting opposition to his policies came from the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, which he attributed to Ted Kennedy's ambition to replace him as president.

Kennedy, despite winning key states such as California and New York, surprised his supporters by running a weak campaign, leading to James Earl Carter winning most of the primaries and securing renomination.

James Earl Carter delivered a speech notable for its tribute to the late Hubert Humphrey, whom he initially called "Hubert Horatio Hornblower", and Kennedy made the infamous "The Dream Shall Never Die" speech, in which he criticized Reagan and gave James Earl Carter an unenthusiastic endorsement.

James Earl Carter had to run against his own "stagflation"-ridden economy, while the hostage crisis in Iran dominated the news every week.

James Earl Carter was attacked by conservatives for failing to "prevent Soviet gains" in less-developed countries, as pro-Soviet governments had taken power in countries including Angola, Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Afghanistan.

James Earl Carter alienated liberal college students, who were expected to be his base, by re-instating registration for the military draft.

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Shortly after losing his re-election bid, Carter told the White House press corps of his intent to emulate the retirement of Harry S Truman and not use his subsequent public life to enrich himself.

James Earl Carter went on to outline a treaty with Kim, which he announced to CNN without the consent of the Clinton administration to spur American action.

In 2006, James Earl Carter stated his disagreements with the domestic and foreign policies of Israel while saying he was in favor of the country, extending his criticisms to Israel's policies in Lebanon, the West Bank, and Gaza.

In July 2007, James Earl Carter joined Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, to announce his participation in The Elders, a group of independent global leaders who work together on peace and human rights issues.

James Earl Carter attempted traveling to Zimbabwe in November 2008, but was stopped by President Robert Mugabe's government.

In December 2008, James Earl Carter met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and in a June 2012 call with Jeffery Brown, James Earl Carter stressed Egyptian military generals could be granted full power executively and legislatively in addition to being able to form a new constitution in favor of themselves in case their announced intentions went through.

James Earl Carter denounced many of Reagan's actions in the Middle East; in 1987, Carter insisted that he was incapable of preserving peace in the Middle East.

James Earl Carter condemned the handling of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the lack of efforts to rescue and retrieve four American businessmen from West Beirut in 1984, Reagan's support of the Strategic Defense Initiative in 1985, and his claim of an international conspiracy on terrorism.

Bush, James Earl Carter expressed to fellow former president Ford that Reagan had experienced a media honeymoon, saying that he believed Reagan's immediate successor would be less fortunate.

James Earl Carter had a mostly negative relationship with Bill Clinton; despite Clinton being the first Democrat elected in 12 years, James Earl Carter and his wife were snubbed from the inauguration ceremony.

James Earl Carter criticised Clinton for the morality of his administration, particularly for the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the pardon of Marc Rich.

In May 2007, James Earl Carter stated the Bush administration "has been the worst in history" in terms of its impact in foreign affairs, and later stated he was just comparing Bush's tenure to that of Richard Nixon.

James Earl Carter's comments received a response from the Bush administration in the form of Tony Fratto saying James Earl Carter was increasing his irrelevance with his commentary.

James Earl Carter was considered a potential candidate in the 1984 presidential election, but did not run and instead endorsed Walter Mondale for the Democratic nomination.

James Earl Carter foresaw unity at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, where he delivered an address.

James Earl Carter spoke favorably of former Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton, and criticized Ross Perot, a Texas billionaire who was running as an independent.

James Earl Carter voiced concerns of another voting mishap in the state of Florida.

Amid the Democratic presidential primary in 2008, James Earl Carter was speculated to endorse Senator Barack Obama over his main primary rival Hillary Clinton amid his speaking favorably of the candidate, as well as remarks from the James Earl Carter family that showed their support for Obama.

James Earl Carter warned Obama against selecting Clinton as his running mate.

James Earl Carter endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination during the primary season of the 2012 presidential election, though he clarified that his backing of Romney was due to him considering the former Massachusetts governor the candidate that could best assure a victory for President Obama.

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James Earl Carter delivered a videotape address at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

James Earl Carter was critical of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shortly after the latter entered the primary, predicting that he would lose.

James Earl Carter lost the election, and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf.

Jimmy and Rosalynn James Earl Carter delivered a recorded audio message endorsing Joe Biden for the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention.

James Earl Carter criticized the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina, and built homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,.

James Earl Carter partnered with former presidents to work with One America Appeal to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in the Gulf Coast and Texas communities, in addition to writing op-eds about the goodness seen in Americans who assist each other during natural disasters.

In 1982, James Earl Carter founded the James Earl Carter Center, a non-governmental and non-profit organization with the purpose of advancing human rights and alleviating human suffering, including helping improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries.

James Earl Carter delivered eulogies at the funerals of Coretta Scott King, Gerald Ford, and Theodore Hesburgh.

James Earl Carter continues to occasionally teach Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church.

James Earl Carter teaches at Emory University in Atlanta, and in June 2019 was awarded tenure for 37 years of service.

Early in his term as governor, Carter had strongly supported family planning programs including abortion in order to save the life of a woman, birth defects, or in other extreme circumstances.

James Earl Carter had given private encouragement to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit, Doe v Bolton, filed against the state of Georgia to overturn its abortion laws.

James Earl Carter was criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union for not doing enough to find alternatives.

James Earl Carter is known for his strong opposition to the death penalty, which he expressed during his presidential campaigns.

James Earl Carter has continued to speak out against the death penalty in the US and abroad.

James Earl Carter took this action due to a doctrinal statement by the convention, adopted in June 2000, advocating for a literal interpretation of the Bible.

On July 15,2009, James Earl Carter wrote an opinion piece about equality for women in which he stated that he chooses equality for women over the dictates of the leadership of what has been a lifetime religious commitment.

James Earl Carter has publicly expressed support for both a ban on assault weapons and for background checks of gun buyers.

James Earl Carter has stated that he supports same-sex marriage in civil ceremonies.

In October 2014, James Earl Carter argued ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that legalization of same-sex marriage should be left up to the states and not mandated by federal law.

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James Earl Carter ignited debate in September 2009 when he stated: "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he is African-American".

In 2005, James Earl Carter criticized the use of torture at Guantanamo Bay, demanding that it be closed.

In 2013, James Earl Carter praised the Affordable Care Act, but criticized its implementation as "questionable at best".

In 2017, James Earl Carter predicted that the US would eventually adopt a single-payer healthcare system.

James Earl Carter's hobbies include painting, fly-fishing, woodworking, cycling, tennis, and skiing.

James Earl Carter has an interest in poetry, particularly the works of Dylan Thomas.

James Earl Carter was a personal friend of Elvis Presley, whom he and Rosalynn met on June 30,1973, before Presley was to perform onstage in Atlanta.

James Earl Carter later recalled an abrupt phone call received in June 1977 from Presley who sought a presidential pardon from James Earl Carter, in order to help George Klein's criminal case; at the time Klein had been indicted for only mail fraud, and would later be found guilty of conspiracy.

The day after Presley's death, James Earl Carter issued a statement and explained how he had "changed the face of American popular culture".

James Earl Carter filed a report with both the International UFO Bureau and the National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena, stating that he sighted an unidentified flying object in October 1969.

In 1942, James Earl Carter became a deacon and teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia.

James Earl Carter had been greatly influenced by a sermon he had heard as a young man.

James Earl Carter had three younger siblings, all of whom died of pancreatic cancer: sisters Gloria Spann and Ruth Stapleton, and brother Billy James Earl Carter.

James Earl Carter was first cousin to politician Hugh Carter and a distant cousin to the Carter family of musicians.

James Earl Carter is related to Motown founder Berry Gordy by way of their white great-grandfather James Thomas Gordy who had a relationship with a black female slave he owned.

James Earl Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July 7,1946, in the Plains Methodist Church, the church of Rosalynn's family.

James Earl Carter had asked to be designated as her parole officer, thus helping to enable her to work in the White House.

Jack's son Jason James Earl Carter is a former Georgia state senator, and in 2014 was the Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, losing to the Republican incumbent Nathan Deal.

On December 20,2015, while teaching a Sunday school class, James Earl Carter announced that his 28-year-old grandson Jeremy James Earl Carter had died of unspecified causes.

James Earl Carter's healthcare was managed by Emory Healthcare of Atlanta.

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James Earl Carter has an extensive family history of cancer, including both of his parents and all three of his siblings.

On May 13,2019, James Earl Carter broke his hip during a fall at his Plains home and underwent surgery the same day at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.

On October 21,2019, James Earl Carter was admitted to the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center after suffering a minor pelvic fracture he obtained after falling again at home for the third time in 2019.

James Earl Carter was able to resume teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church on November 3,2019.

On November 11,2019, James Earl Carter was hospitalized at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding connected to his falls.

On December 2,2019, James Earl Carter was readmitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection, but was released on December 4.

James Earl Carter became the oldest president ever to attend a presidential inauguration in 2017, at the age of 92, and the first to live to the 40th anniversary of his own.

On October 1,2019, James Earl Carter became the first US president to live to the age of 95.

James Earl Carter noted how difficult it felt to reach his 90s, the former president saying in an 2019 interview with People that he never expected to live as long as he has, claiming his secret to a long life is a good marriage.

James Earl Carter has made arrangements to be buried in front of his home in Plains, Georgia.

James Earl Carter noted in 2006 that a funeral in Washington, DC, with visitation at the Carter Center was planned as well.

James Earl Carter was portrayed as pessimistic and indecisive in comparison to Reagan, who was known for his charm and delegation of tasks to subordinates.

James Earl Carter has received numerous awards and accolades since his presidency, and several institutions and locations have been named in his honor.

James Earl Carter won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, which was partially a response to President George W Bush's threats of war against Iraq and Carter's criticism of the Bush administration.

James Earl Carter has been nominated nine times for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for audio recordings of his books, and has won three times—for Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, A Full Life: Reflections at 90 and Faith: A Journey For All.

James Earl Carter received the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award in 1984.

In 1991, James Earl Carter was made an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa at Kansas State University.