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Fortune
Alexa Mikhail

Jimmy Carter was the first President to live to 100. Here are his 3 science-backed strategies for longevity

Photo of Jimmy Carter (Credit: Bettmann—Getty)

Former President Jimmy Carter recently died in his home in Plains, Ga., at the age of 100. As the 39th president of the United States, he held the distinction as the nation’s longest-living commander-in-chief.

Carter, the only centenarian alumnus of the Oval Office, was a naval officer, peanut farmer, and humanitarian. He began receiving hospice care in his home in February. 

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