Jimmy Carter, who rose from Georgia farmland to become the 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga. He was 100.
Mr. Carter, the longest-living president in American history, died nearly three months after he turned 100, becoming the first former commander in chief to reach the century mark.
A lifelong farmer who still worked with his hands building houses for the poor well into his 90s, Mr. Carter had long defied death and outlived not only his wife but his vice president.
The Carter Center announced in February 2023 that Mr. Carter, after a series of short hospital stays, had decided to forgo further life-prolonging medical treatment and would receive hospice care at home.
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