In Memoriam 2024: President Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) Tribute List

Centenarian Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President (1977–1981), was known for a wide array of accomplishments including the implementation of a national energy policy, arrangement of the 1978 Camp David Agreement between Israel and Egypt and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, and establishment of the Departments of Energy and Education. He expanded the national park system, improved the Social Security system, and appointed women and minorities to a record number of Government jobs.
His post-presidency activities were equally laudatory. A person of deep Christian faith, he was a lifelong civil rights advocate. He and Rosalynn, his wife of 77 years, cofounded and led the Carter Center, which has promoted human rights, conducted peace negotiations, monitored elections, and furthered the eradication of infectious diseases. He and Rosalynn were key figures in the nonprofit housing organization Habitat for Humanity. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for untiring efforts promoting peace, human rights, and democracy internationally.
Throughout his life, Carter was a peanut farmer, politician, president, philanthropist, human rights activist, diplomat, humanitarian, Sunday school teacher, artist, writer, and a devoted husband and father. In President Biden's words, "[Carter is] a model of what it means to live a life of meaning…purpose…principle, faith and humility." This tribute highlights President Carter's legacy through biographical and historical data, as well as personal quotes.