Jimmy Carter, 39th President and humanitarian throughout the years

Jimmy Carter authored a new book in 2014: A Call to Action Women, Religion, Violence, and Power. (Courtesy of Sara Saunders)
Judge Robert H. Jordan administers the oath of office to Gov. Jimmy Carter during ceremonies at the state capitol in Atlanta. Ga., Jan. 12, 1971. Next to the judge is former Gov. Lester Maddox, who will take over as lieutenant governor of Georgia. (AP Photo)
President Jimmy Carter leans across the roof of his car to shake hands along the parade route through Bardstown, Ky., Tuesday afternoon, July 31, 1979. The president climbed on top of the car as the parade moved toward the high school gym, where a town meeting was held. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
President Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, left, as they shake hands under the watchful eyes of the senator’s wife, Joan, center, during a campaign stop in Boston’s Italian North End, October 15, 1980. (AP Photo/File)
In this Sept. 15, 1966 file photo, then Georgia State Sen. Jimmy Carter hugs his wife, Rosalynn, at his Atlanta campaign headquarters. Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn celebrate their 65th anniversary this week on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/File)
President-elect Jimmy Carter leans over to shake hands with some of the people riding the “Peanut Special” to Washington D.C., Jan. 19, 1977. They will travel all night, arriving in Washington in time for Carter’s inauguration as President tomorrow. (AP Photo)
Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office as the nation’s 39th president during inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 1977. Carter’s wife, Rosalynn, holds the Bible used in the first inauguration by George Washington as U.S. Chief Justice Warren Burger administers the oath. Looking on at left are Happy Rockefeller, Betty Ford, Joan Mondale, Amy Carter, and outgoing President Gerald Ford. Behind Carter is Vice President Walter Mondale. At far right is former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. (AP Photo)
President Jimmy Carter, left, and Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas enjoy a chuckle during a rally for Carter in Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 22, 1980. Texarkana was the last stop for Carter on a three-city one-day campaign swing through Texas. (AP Photo/John Duricka)
President Jimmy Carter and new first lady Rosalynn Carter, walk down Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue with their daughter Amy between them and their other children behind, after Carter was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president. (AP Photo)
In a Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown, in Plains, Ga. Former President Carter said Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, that no cancer was detected in his latest scan. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
In this Thursday, Jan. 20, 1977 file photo, President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd while walking with his wife, Rosalynn, and their daughter, Amy, along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House following his inauguration in Washington. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, Carter announced he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)
President-elect Jimmy Carter holds a net while fishing off St. Simons Island, Ga., Dec. 28, 1976. The governor later met with officials from New York and had his first complete cabinet meeting. (AP Photo)
President Jimmy Carter, flanked by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, left, and Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, meets with members of his Cabinet in the White House, Jan. 24, 1977. It was the first Cabinet meeting since most of them were sworn in yesterday. (AP Photo/John Duricka)
Former President Jimmy Carter answers questions during a news conference at a Habitat for Humanity project on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Carter fell at home on Sunday, requiring over a dozen stitches, but he did not let his injuries keep him from participating in his 36th building project with the nonprofit Christian housing organization. He turned 95 last Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Former President Jimmy Carter departs after a tribute service for his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Former president Jimmy Carter sits next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter, while having dinner at the home of a friend, on Aug. 04, 2018, in Plains, GA. (Washington Post photo by Matt McClain)
In a Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter answers questions during a news conference at a Habitat for Humanity building site, in Memphis, Tenn. Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter said Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, the 91-year-old former president is doing well while undergoing cancer treatment and showing no sign of slowing down, despite his pledge to do just that. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. Carter was recognized for many years of public service and urged others to work for peace during his acceptance speech. (Photo by Arne Knudsen/Getty Images)
Democrat Jimmy Carter is sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the United States while First Lady Rosalynn looks on, Washington DC, January 20, 1977. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built June 10, 2003 in LaGrange, Georgia. More than 90 homes are being built in LaGrange; Valdosta, Georgia; and Anniston, Alabama by volunteers as part of Habitat for Humanity International’s Jimmy Carter Work Project 2003. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn wave to the audience during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter on July 26, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts. Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is expected to accept his party’s nomination later in the week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
US President George W. Bush (C) stands with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd L), former President George H.W. Bush (L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd R) and former President Jimmy Carter (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2009. Bush, acting on a suggestion by Obama, invited the former Presidents and President-elect for lunch, the first time since 1981 that all living presidents have been together at the White House. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
In this handout photo provided by Jeff Moore, Nelson Mandela is reunited with Jimmy Carter as other members of the Elders watch on May 29, 2010, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nelson Mandela, who founded The Elders in 2007, met members of the group at a private lunch in Johannesburg. The Elders, tasked by Mandela to be ‘a fiercely independent and robust force for good’ are holding one of their regular meetings in South Africa. (Photo by Jeff Moore via Getty Images)
Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) calls for time as former US president Jimmy Carter (R) prepares to throw the first pitch in a baseball game on 14 May 2002 in Havana. Carter made a bold push for a democratic opening in communist Cuba, urging Castro to let the UN human rights chief visit and calling attention to an unprecedented dissident bid for political change. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images)
US President George W. Bush (C) stands with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd L), former President George H.W. Bush (L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd R) and former President Jimmy Carter (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2009. Bush, acting on a suggestion by Obama, invited the former Presidents and President-elect for lunch, the first time since 1981 that all living presidents have been together at the White House. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Flowers are left at the base of a giant bust of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on February 23, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Carter Center recently announced that the 98-year-old former president would receive home hospice care after a series of recent illnesses. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A sign wishing a happy birthday to former US President Jimmy Carter sits on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 30, 2023, ahead of his 99th birthday on October 1. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
James “Chip” Carter kisses the head of his father, former US President Jimmy Carter, during a tribute service for former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2023. Carter died on November 19, aged 96, just two days after joining her husband in hospice care at their house in Plains. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Amy Carter looks at her father, former US president Jimmy Carter, during a tribute service for former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2023. Carter died on November 19, aged 96, just two days after joining her husband in hospice care at their house in Plains. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
In this Sept. 30, 2018 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter are seen ahead of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals, in Atlanta. Former President Carter turns 95 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
In this Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter works with other volunteers on-site during the first day of the weeklong Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, their 35th work project with Habitat for Humanity, in Mishawaka, Ind. Carter turns 95 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter answers questions from students during his annual town hall with Emory University freshmen in the campus gym in Atlanta. Carter turns 95 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
From left, Al Gore, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Tom Ridge, and Jimmy Carter meet after the kickoff rally for “The Presidents’ Summit For America’s Future” held in Philadelphia on April 27, 1997. (John Beale/Post-Gazette)