James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924. That means that the former president will turn 100 years old tomorrow. Carter will be the first US president to live to the age of 100. The president coming the closest was George H. W. Bush, who died at 94.47 years. John Adams lived to be 90, but all those who surpassed him are relatively recent presidents, with Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan coming in third and fourth.
The Carter Center in Georgia is involving people across the country in making a digital birthday card for Carter. You can upload your picture and birthday message to be included in a mosaic image for the occasion.
Many are familiar with Carter's small town origins and his one-term presidency (1977-81). But Carter will be remembered most for his long post-presidency career in working for numerous causes, like Habitat for Humanity, fair voting procedures in many countries, and the project to eradicate the Guinea worm. There are probably a lot of things contained in Carter's 100 years that you aren't familiar with, like the time he supervised the cleanup after a nuclear accident, or his sighting of a UFO. Read about these and more in a list of 11 things you might not know about Jimmy Carter at Metal Floss.
Carter was the most honorable president we've had in modern times. I'm glad he pushed the effort to return the Panama Canal to Panama, despite Republican opposition. I helped on one Habitat house. Every time I drove by, after the owners moved in, I felt a bit of pride that I could help out.
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