Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who dedicated his life after he left office to brokering international peace, has died at age 100, the NBC News website reports today (Dec. 30, 2024).
Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his human rights work around the world, has been in hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalyn Carter. The former first lady, 96, died on Nov. 19, 2023.
Carter was the first U.S. president to reach his 100th birthday.
In October, for Carter's 100th birthday, President Joe Biden recognized him in a direct --to--camera birthday message shared with CBS News, saying : "Mr. President you've always been a moral force for our nation and the world. I recognized that as a young senator. That's why I supported you so early. You're a voice of courage, conviction, compassion and most of all, a beloved friend of Jill and me and our family."
Biden said he would order an official state funeral to be held in Washington, D.C., and issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 9 to be a national day of mourning. Today (Dec. 30) the U.S. Army Military District of Washington said that the state funeral would be held on that same date, and Biden ordered federal offices closed "as a mark of respect."
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