Quote:Former President Jimmy Carter will be receiving home hospice care, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday afternoon. It read:

After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention, He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.

Carter, 98, served at the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as a successor to President Gerald Ford and a predecessor to President Ronald Reagan. Carter was only in office for one term, as he lost in a landslide to Reagan in 1980.

The former president, a Democrat, is the oldest living president. Carter has spent his time in recent years focused on humanitarian efforts, such as his efforts with Habitat for Humanity.

He and his wife Rosalynn, 95, have been married for 76 years, and their last public appearance was in August in Georgia for a Friends of the Carter’s event, according to WMAZ.

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Sad news, but he was very fortunate to have these extra years after beating melanoma a few years ago at 90+. Whatever one thinks of his Presidency, Jimmy Carter proved himself to be a world-class human being. I pray that he, Rosalynn and their family can have some good times during these final days and when its time he can depart this life peacefully and pain-free.

Sad, but he has lived a good long life.

Agree that Carter is a good man; the last living President from the Greatest Generation. Clinton, Bush 2, Obama, and Trump are all Boomers. Throwback Biden* is from the Silent Generation.

Carter assumed raging inflation when he assumed the Presidency in Jan 1977. It resulted due to Nixon taking the USD off the gold standard in August 1971. Nixon was smart enough to insure the full removal take place 5 years later in August 1976 knowing he would be out of office.

Carter could not overcome the devastating impact on the US economy and lost decisively to Reagan in the 1980 Presidential campaign.

I mean, you can't really argue with 98.

I don't think he was that great a president - maybe even too good a man to be a good president sadly - but I'd trade Biden or Obama (in his days) for the 1970s version of Carter in a second.

Fine man, terrible president.

Sad to hear but 98 is a good run.

My children wanted to meet a President. I took them to Plains, GA to sit in his Sunday School class. The church was modest, like Carter, and his message was nice. And- My children met a President when they were young.

I'm glad that he lived long enough to find that someone took his title of worst president with Biden as no.1.

Genuinely fine gentlemen..I think he always had the best intentions. He lived a good life.

(02-18-2023 09:01 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Fine man, terrible president.

This…..

Eternal rest grant unto President Carter and let the LORD'S perpetual light shine upon him.

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(02-18-2023 09:01 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Fine man, terrible president.

Agree but I also think the cards were stacked against him on some things. Not sure anyone would have come out of that period smelling like roses

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I cannot think of a better example of a life well lived than Jimmy Carter’s… a life entire entirely dedicated selflessly in service to others.

Godspeed President Carter.

(02-19-2023 08:50 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(02-18-2023 09:01 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Fine man, terrible president.

Agree but I also think the cards were stacked against him on some things. Not sure anyone would have come out of that period smelling like roses

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I think that's right. At least two of major things plagued his presidency. Americans, for the first time, having to pay more than next to nothing for gas. Up to that point gas was exceedingly cheap ibut the Middle East oil embargo started raising prices and creating shortages. Second, there was the overthrow of the government in Iran and Iranian students taking of American hostages at the American embassy. Those hostages were not released until, I think, the day after Reagan took office. So maybe there could have been better presidents..... but I think we all can agree he may have been the best ex-presidents ever.

(02-19-2023 10:07 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  

(02-19-2023 08:50 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(02-18-2023 09:01 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Fine man, terrible president.

Agree but I also think the cards were stacked against him on some things. Not sure anyone would have come out of that period smelling like roses

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I think that's right. At least two of major things plagued his presidency. Americans, for the first time, having to pay more than next to nothing for gas. Just before his presidency gas was exceedingly cheap but the Middle East oil embargo had raised prices and created shortages. Second, there was the overthrow of the government in Iran and Iranian students taking of American hostages at the American embassy. Those hostages were not released until, I think, the day after Reagan took office. So maybe there could have been better presidents..... but I think we all can agree he may have been the best ex-presidents ever.

Carter always impressed me as a person of very deep and good character. Embodied the teachings of Christ.

(02-19-2023 10:31 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Carter always impressed me as a person of very deep and good character. Embodied the teachings of Christ.

He certainly seemed to walk the walk

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