US President Jimmy Carter has died

[genevieve]

RIP to a remarkable man

Jimmy Carter, US president and human rights champion, has died

Carter was a towering figure in Democratic politics, both during and after his time in the White House

www.independent.co.uk

 

[skipaway]

RIP President Carter, you will be missed.

 

[Sparks]

President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. He was a symbol of what is best about America: kindness, compassion, duty and service

 

[Rob]

We broke the mould after Jimmy Carter. Rest in Peace with Rosalynn.

 

[Badams]

That's all I have. He's the human everyone should try to be. The epitome of service. We are better because of him.

 

[Buzz]

R.I.P.

 

[once_upon]

A man who was humble and made a bigger impact in the world than most presidents after his presidency.

 

[Private Citizen]

RIP, Jimmy Carter.

Unbelievably, Joe Biden is now the oldest living US president. Has it ever happened before (since the 1800s?) that the incumbent president was also the oldest living?

Answering my own question, sort of: It looks like Nixon was both the incumbent and the ONLY living from 1973-74, despite being only 61. Eisenhower (1969), Truman (1972), and LBJ (January '73) all died during his tenure.

I think Joe Biden is the first US president to be the incumbent and oldest living, while other presidents are alive. Hoover came close, but was a month younger than Coolidge, who died in '33 (and made Hoover another incumbent and only living).

 

[skategal]

RIP, Jimmy Carter.

Unbelievably, Joe Biden is now the oldest living US president. Has it ever happened before (since the 1800s?) that the incumbent president was also the oldest living?

[Answering my own question: It looks like Nixon was both the incumbent and the oldest living from 1973-74, despite being only 61. Eisenhower (1969), Truman (1972), and LBJ (January '73) all died during his tenure.]

And the incoming President is second oldest beating Bush and Clinton by a couple of months.

RIP President Carter.

 

[Kasey]

I was too young to really know much about his active presidency. But I have watched and appreciated his life post-precidency. What an amazing man, and what an amazing life filled with love, honor and service to others. A good, decent and humble human being, and someone I aspire to be like in my every day life. Rest in peace with Rosalynn, Mr. Carter.

 

[rfisher]

RIP Mr. President. He and Rosalynn did Habitat for Humanity building up until his 90s. He was a true humanitarian. It's such a shame his battle with Ted Kennedy cost him his 2nd term. The Democrats truly shot themselves in the foot and gave Reagan the greatest opportunity of his life due to their infighting. And, he gave the biggest raise federal employees ever got when he left office. It made a huge difference to VA employees. I was always grateful that he opted to bring us up to the private sector in salary.

 

[Sparks]

President Biden: "[T]o all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility. He showed that we are great nation because we are a good people."

 

[PRlady]

If he did nothing but the Camp David accords he would have been a good president. That peace treaty saved a lot of lives.

I worked for his former press secretary, Jody Powell, for 3 years at the end of the ‘80s. I learned just how hard it was to represent power at the highest level from listening to his stories. Carter wasn’t perfect but he was better than most of his successors. RIP.

 

[once_upon]

Unlike some politicans, Jimmy and Roslyn knew that real wealth comes from treating people with respect.

I'm sure whatever after life there is, the Carters received a standing ovation. Well deserved.

 

[canbelto]

RIP to a life incredibly well-lived.

 

[pollyanna]

RIP to a truly great man.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

A rare man who genuinely practiced what he preached. Jimmy and Roslyn left the world a better place, and I hope the country will give him the send off he deserves.

 

[DFJ]

An extraordinary life well lived. A remarkable man.

 

[overedge]

This is the kind of service to the world he undertook - campaigns that wouldn't be important or visible enough for many, but which made a huge tangible difference. RIP and much respect to him.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/23/1158358366/jimmy-carter-took-on-the-awful-guinea-worm-when-no-one-else-would-and-he-triumph

 

[ChelleC]

RIP to a man who was truly the best of us.

 

[Rob]

And the incoming President is second oldest beating Bush and Clinton by a couple of months.

And if the incoming President serves his full term, he will be the oldest sitting president.

 

[Vagabond]

RIP, Jimmy Carter.

Unbelievably, Joe Biden is now the oldest living US president. Has it ever happened before (since the 1800s?) that the incumbent president was also the oldest living?

Answering my own question, sort of: It looks like Nixon was both the incumbent and the ONLY living from 1973-74, despite being only 61. Eisenhower (1969), Truman (1972), and LBJ (January '73) all died during his tenure.

I think Joe Biden is the first US president to be the incumbent and oldest living, while other presidents are alive. Hoover came close, but was a month younger than Coolidge, who died in '33 (and made Hoover another incumbent and only living).

Reagan (b. 1911) was older than Nixon (b. 1913), Ford (b. 1913), and Carter (b. 1924), all of whom were alive when he took office.

 

[Vash01]

Just saw this on Substack where Robert Reich paid his respects. President Carter was a good president, and a great humanitarian. We have lost a very good person and leader. We need more like him. RIP President Carter. We will miss you.

 

[Reuven]

Jimmy Carter was a mensch, so was Rosalynn. A man who quietly lived his faith, never demanded anybody believe as he does. RIP, President Carter, reunited with your beloved Rosalynn. Your memories shall be for a blessing.

 

[Coco]

He's the first President I remember. I still think of him when I turn out lights. A wonderful human being.

 

[canbelto]

I loved this story Jonathan Alter told about Rosalynn Carter:

I saw Rosalynn Carter angry only twice. Both occasions involved Ronald Reagan, who had crushed Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election, and both reflected her passion and decency.

The first concerned a free public swimming pool in the Carters’ hometown, Plains, Ga., that they built in the 1950s. She recounted to me during an interview that when Mr. Reagan was president, local conservatives turned it into a whites-only private club. Mr. Reagan made people “comfortable with their prejudices,” she snapped.

The second related to the landmark Mental Health Systems Act of 1980, a major investment in community mental health centers that Mrs. Carter spearheaded with the help of her husband’s other archrival, Senator Edward Kennedy. Sitting in her office at the Carter Center in 2015, she grew upset as she described how Mr. Reagan had defunded the ambitious program, leaving tens of thousands of people untreated. It took 30 years — until Obamacare — before federal funding for community mental health treatment centers was fully resurrected, with her help.

Just incredibly decent people who wanted to make the world better.

 

[Dobre]

Three lovely political cartoons in honor of Jimmy today.

The last--with Rosalynn--is my favorite.

Mike Luckovich (@mluckovich.bsky.social)

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

bsky.app

 

[KCC]

I have so much respect for this man and hope that his memorials inspire many people to follow his example. DH and I had peanut butter sandwiches last night in his memory - it made us smile.

 

[Vash01]

I have so much respect for this man and hope that his memorials inspire many people to follow his example. DH and I had peanut butter sandwiches last night in his memory - it made us smile.

I ate apple slices with peanut butter.

 

[vgerdes]

A true gentleman, humanitarian and statesman. I knew this one was coming, but it broke my heart a little just the same. RIP, Mr. Carter. You will be missed.