Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who was known for his enduring commitment to philanthropy and humanitarian work, died on Dec. 29, 2024, just short of two years in at-home hospice care.

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to live to be 100 years old — a feat made even more incredible by the fact that he was alive for 40% of the nation’s history. When Carter was born in 1924, former President Calvin Coolidge was nearing the end of his first term and was just a month away from his second presidential election.

Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered Thursday as a man ahead of his time who leaves his country and the world better off for his service. Georgia’s only president thus far, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100,