Jimmy Carter is preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest mil

Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday

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2024-10-01 18:30:02

Jimmy Carter is preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The White House displayed a 100th birthday sign for former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday. It’s the first time an American president has lived a full century. (AP video: Dan Huff)

Habitat for Humanity expects more than four thousand volunteers will help raise the first thirty homes in a new development by the end of the week. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carters’ relationship with the organization stretches back 40 years. (AP video: Mark Vancleave)

A person holds a program after a naturalization ceremony one hundred people to become U.S. citizens at the high school attended by former President Jimmy Carter on Carter’s 100th birthday Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A young boy watches as people take the oath to become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the high school attended by former President Jimmy Carter Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)