Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100

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Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2vf7vx2c  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who sought to restore integrity to the White House after

00:06Watergate and the Vietnam War, and later became a global advocate for human rights and democracy,

00:13has died at the age of 100.

00:15The Carter Center announced that the 39th president passed away peacefully Sunday at

00:20his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family.

00:24His wife of over 70 years, Rosalyn Carter, died in November 2023.

00:30Tributes poured in from around the world, including from President Joe Biden.

00:34Today, America and the world, in my view, lost a remarkable leader.

00:41He was a statesman and a humanitarian, and Jill and I lost a dear friend.

00:48Biden cited Carter's compassion and moral clarity that serve as an enduring example

00:52for others.

00:53In today's world, some look at Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era.

00:59With honesty and character, faith and humility, it mattered, but I don't believe it's a bygone

01:04era.

01:05I see a man not only in our times, but for all times, someone who embodied the most fundamental

01:10human values we can never let slip away, although sometimes it seems like it is, or we may never

01:18We'd all do well to try to be a little more like Jimmy Carter.

01:23Biden has ordered a state funeral in Washington to honor Carter, who lived longer after leaving

01:28the presidency than any other U.S. leader.

01:31Carter faced health challenges in recent years, including melanoma that spread to his liver

01:36and brain.

01:38In February 2023, he chose to enter hospice care, spending his final days at home with

01:43his family.

01:45Elected in 1976, Carter defeated Gerald Ford to become the 39th U.S. president, but his

01:51term was marred by economic woes and the Iran hostage crisis, leading to a 1980 loss to

01:57Ronald Reagan.

01:59After leaving office, Carter earned widespread respect for his humanitarian work.

02:04He won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing democracy, human rights, and economic development.

02:11He continued teaching Sunday school well into his 90s at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains,

02:17often with Rosalyn by his side.

02:19I've had a wonderful life, Carter said in 2015.

02:23I've had thousands of friends and an exciting, adventurous, and gratifying existence.

02:29Carter is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

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