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The hearse carrying the body of former president Jimmy Carter passes people who gathered to pay respects in Plains, Ga. Saturday. (Grant Blankenship/GPB News)

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LIVE UPDATES: Remembering Jimmy Carter 1924-2024

Carter served as the 39th president of the United States and the 76th governor of Georgia. He is being remembered across the globe as a humanitarian, peacemaker and a man of faith who loved his family.

January 04, 2025
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Steve Hochman speaks with GPB's Peter Biello at the Carter Center on October 1, 2024.

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Jimmy Carter's editor says he preferred 'peanut farmer language'

After leaving office in 1981, former President Jimmy Carter continued to write and give speeches. But all writers, even former presidents, need editors. And for Carter, Steve Hochman filled that role.

January 03, 2025
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Dr. Meredith Evans speaks with GPB's Peter Biello at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on October 1, 2024.

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Carter Center Director: Carter was 'an everyday guy that just happened to run the country'

On Oct. 1, 1986, former President Jimmy Carter spoke at the formal dedication of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Nearly 40 years later, the museum is filled with more than artifacts of his four years as president. It is chock full of evidence of a life well-lived. Dr. Meredith Evans, director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello at the museum during a live broadcast of All Things Considered.

January 03, 2025
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Dot Padgett, a leading member of the Peanut Brigade, speaks with GPB's Peter Biello at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on October 1, 2024.

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Dot Padgett: Jimmy Carter inspired loyalty and hard work

When former President Jimmy Carter first campaign for president, his was not a household name. So it took an army of volunteers to campaign in early primary battleground states, knocking on doors to introduce voters to Carter. The "Peanut Brigade" was instrumental in helping Carter sway voters in early primary states like New Hampshire. Leading member of the Peanut Brigade, Dot Padgett, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello at a live broadcast of All Things Considered at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.

October 03, 2024
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100th birthday celebrations for Jimmy Carter get early start on the Peanut Express

Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old Oct. 1. That makes him the oldest living president in U.S. history. 

October 01, 2024
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Jill Stuckey, superintendent of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains, Ga.

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Jill Stuckey: President Carter is 'more concerned about helping people' than turning 100

GPB's Peter Biello visited President Jimmy Carter's hometown of Plains, Ga. to speak with someone described as his best friend: Jill Stuckey, superintendent of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park. 

October 01, 2024
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Former President Jimmy Carter at Sunday School in 2015.

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LISTEN: Darius Rucker, LeAnn Rimes, Keb'Mo' play on Jimmy Carter podcast, 'Last Sundays in Plains'

Atlanta musician and author Kabir Sehgal has created an innovative new podcast that sets recordings of Jimmy Carter's Sunday School lessons to music.

October 01, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young meets with President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office in 1979.

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In honor of Jimmy Carter's centennial, Andrew Young reflects on a friendship built on service

As Jimmy Carter marks his 100th birthday, few people know him better than former Ambassador to the U.N. and civil rights leader, Andrew Young. The two have shared a decades-long friendship rooted in faith and a commitment to public service. He spoke with GPB's Morning Edition about his friend's lasting influence and how the two first met. 

October 01, 2024
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In 2002, Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Jimmy Carter is 100 today. Here's how to tune into the celebrations

Jimmy Carter, America's 39th president, turns 100 on Oct. 1, 2024. People in Georgia and around the country and the world are marking the occasion with events and well-wishes. GPB has a full slate of programming to honor Carter, too. 

October 01, 2024
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Jason Carter, Chair of the Carter Center's Board of Trustees welcomes the Fox Theatre audience to his grandfather's birthday concert, filmed in Atlanta on Sept. 17, 2024.

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President Carter plans a day of quiet celebration of his 100th birthday in Plains

Former President Jimmy Carter is set to make history Tuesday by reaching the Century mark at 100.  Carter — already the longest living president — will spend the day with his family in hometown of Plains. His grandson and the chair of the board of trustees of the Carter center, Jason Carter, spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello.

September 30, 2024
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An estimated crowd of 35,000 people gather for a noontime speech by Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in downtown Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 1976.

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Jimmy Carter as a power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage

As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday this October 1st, he remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Ga. It's where he wanted to be. Carter has spent most of his life as a political outsider, even as president.

September 25, 2024
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at “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” a 100th birthday tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Tuesday, September 17. Photo by Rick Diamond/The Carter Center

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Star-studded performance in Atlanta honors former President Jimmy Carter

Musical artists paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday in celebration of his upcoming birthday. Artists and community leaders praised Carter’s legacy inside and outside of the White House as they walked the red carpet at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

September 18, 2024
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Jimmy Carter 100: Artists pay tribute ahead of star-studded birthday concert

Singers Angelique Kidjo and Carlene Carter reflect on their favorite Jimmy Carter moments and why music is the best way to celebrate the former president's life and legacy.

September 14, 2024
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Former President Jimmy Carter holds up a book to elementary schoolchildren

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Birthday concert planned in Jimmy Carter’s hometown as he nears age 100. Who’s performing?

The most famous resident of Plains, Ga., has a birthday coming up, and the town is gearing up for the celebration of the century.

August 19, 2024
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Oct. 1, 2024 is Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday. A concert featuring more than a dozens celebrities and musical acts will pay tribute to the former president at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Star-studded 'Jimmy Carter 100' concert celebrates former president's love for music, faith

A lineup featuring musicians Chuck Leavell, Maren Morris, the Drive-By Truckers, DJ D-Nice, The War and Treaty, Grouplove, Eric Church and more will perform at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on Sept. 17 in honor of the former president's 100th birthday. 

August 01, 2024
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