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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announces

Ms Carter, 95, living ‘happily at home’ with 98-year-old husband Jimmy Carter

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

President Jimmy Carter ‘in good spirits’ three months after entering hospice care

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed

Jimmy Carter took great pride in pointing out that the United States didn’t start any new wars during his term as president. But after he left office, he launched a war against “neglected” diseases — diseases in far-off lands that most Americans will never suffer from and may not have…

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Atlanta’s Carter Center preps for future without founder

ATLANTA — The first time Paige Alexander shook President Jimmy Carter’s hand, as a 12-year-old touring the White House Rose Garden with her mother, the Atlanta native joked that she never wanted to wash her hand.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Jimmy Carter: The outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’ president who weathered turbulence in the White House

As former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, many people are considering his impact

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but 'never irrelevant'

As former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, many people are considering his impact

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Carter Presidential Center is home to archives and activism

ATLANTA — The Carter Center and Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum — collectively known as the Carter Presidential Center — have been a cornerstone of Atlanta’s history since their establishment in the 1980s.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023

I assisted Carter’s work encouraging democracy – and saw how his experience, persistence and engineer’s mindset helped build a freer Latin America over decades

When former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter founded the nonprofit Carter Center in 1982, one of their goals was to help Latin American countries – many of which were emerging from decades of military dictatorship – transition to democracies.

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

Carter targeted diseases primarily affecting the poor in remote areas — notably "Guinea worm disease." Because of his commitment, case numbers plummeted from 3.6 million a year to just 13 in 2022.

WEKU · Feb 23, 2023