Jimmy Carter's Life Documented in Photos

Former President Jimmy Carter is seen marking a board to be cut while involved with a Habitat for Humanity project in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 27, 1987. | Mark Humphrey/AP Carter, pictured at age 6 with his sister Gloria, was born James Earl Carter Jr. in 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He grew up with three siblings in rural Georgia, where electricity was scarce and mule-drawn wagons were a common sight. | AP Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrated their wedding in 1946 and later welcomed three sons and a daughter into their family. | Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Carter examines instruments aboard the USS Barracuda in 1952, having served as a submariner in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant. | AP In September 1966, State Sen. Carter embraces his wife at the gubernatorial campaign headquarters in Atlanta. He went on to serve two terms as a state senator and one term each as governor and president. | AP Carter is sworn in as the 76th governor of Georgia at the state capitol on January 21, 1971. In his inaugural address, he stated, “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.” | AP Surrounded by state senators, Gov. Carter signs a resolution on February 25, 1972, opposing busing as a means to integrate schools. | AP The governor performs a high kick with some of the Rockettes in September 1973 at Radio City Music Hall in New York before a performance. | Richard Drew/AP In April 1976, Carter holds a copy of the Milwaukee Sentinel, which reports his loss in the Wisconsin primary to Arizona Rep. Mo Udall. Victory and concession speeches had been given, along with various predictions from major news sources. | Paul Shane/AP Supporters in Plains, Georgia, cheer as Carter secures the Democratic nomination for president on July 14, 1976. | Mark Foley/AP During an August 1976 fishing outing on his property in Plains, Carter shows off his catch. The Carters were using nets due to fish population management in the drained pond. | Peter Bregg/AP A crowd witnesses Carter taking the oath of office as president on January 20, 1977. | AP On October 3, 1978, a reception is hosted at the White House to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, featuring performances by first lady Rosalynn Carter, President Carter, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister Christine King Farris, and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. | Barry Thumma/AP Carter speaks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 6, 1978, during a summit at Camp David, where they negotiated the Camp David Accords, leading to peace between Israel and Egypt. | AP A trained nuclear engineer, Carter inspects the control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1979, just four days after the plant's infamous accident. | AP In August 1979, Carter jogs at Prairie Du Chien High School in Wisconsin. After complaints about noise during his jog aboard a steamboat, he opted for land and ran four miles, as reported by The Washington Post. | Barry Thumma/AP On November 15, 1979, Carter bows his head during a prayer service at Washington Cathedral for hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, alongside Vice President Walter Mondale and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. | Ira Schwarz/AP Photo During a briefing on the SALT II treaty at the White House on November 29, 1979, Carter watches a man dump ashes from a bag before the individual is removed by a Secret Service agent, after which the President resumed the briefing. | Barry Thumma/AP Carter prepares for an address to the nation about a failed mission to rescue hostages in Iran on April 25, 1980, stating, “We have been disappointed before. We will not give up.” | AP On November 5, 1980, Carter is seen on a television at the Reagan-Bush headquarters in Los Angeles as he concedes defeat to Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. | AP By 1982, the Carters had departed from the White House and the political sphere, yet they continued to attract attention from the Secret Service, even while enjoying a Caribbean cruise. | Ray Fairall/AP Cuban President Fidel Castro requests time as Carter is about to throw the first pitch in a baseball game in Havana on May 14, 2002. At that point, he stood as the only American leader to visit Cuba since Castro's 1959 revolution, in or out of office. | Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images Prior to the Nobel banquet in Oslo, Norway, in December 2002, Nobel Peace Prize winner Carter and his wife engage with supporters during a torchlight procession. He was awarded the prize for his extensive efforts toward peaceful international conflict resolution and the promotion of democracy and human rights. | Pool photo by Erlend Aas In Violet, Louisiana, on May 21, 2007, Carter lends a hand in building a Habitat for Humanity house. | Alex Brandon/AP During a 90th birthday celebration in Americus, Georgia, on October 4, 2014, Carter is seen cutting his birthday cake. | Branden Camp/AP Carter is pictured preparing to lay a wreath at the tomb of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in May 2015, hoping to foster peace in the region following his role in brokering the Israel-Egypt peace treaty in 1979. | Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images The Carters are photographed with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at their home in Plains, Georgia, on April 30, 2021. | Adam Schultz/The White House via AP A sign celebrating Carter's 100th birthday is displayed on the North Lawn of the White House on October 1, 2024. | Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Jessica Kline contributed to this report for TROIB News