In 2007, President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, spoke to children in Ghana about the goal of eradicating guinea worm disease. When this photo was taken, he had said "Hands up all those who have had guinea worm" — and many of the children raised their hands. Louise Gubb/for the Carter Center hide caption
Dec. 12, 1982: Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter join Willie Nelson at a performance at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Ga. Rick Diamond/Getty Images hide caption
Barry Rosen is a former U.S. diplomat who was one of the 52 hostages held in Iran for 444 days from 1979 to 1981. Here he is speaking to AFP journalists outside the Coburg palace in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 14, 2022. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built on June 10, 2003, in LaGrange, Georgia. Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images hide caption
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and President Jimmy Carter met 20 years ago and forged a close relationship. Says Tedros: "One thing that came to my mind today, attending the funeral, was President Carter's humility. He was a humble leader and respects anyone, whether they are rich or poor or powerful or not. For him, it didn't matter." From left: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP; David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden touches the casket containing former President Jimmy Carter's remains after delivering a speech during the state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Haiyun Jiang/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 8: The flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption
The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter lies in the Capitol Rotunda during a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, in Washington, D.C. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption
President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd while walking with his wife, Rosalynn, and their daughter, Amy, along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House following his inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 1977. On the following day, he issued a pardon for people who had evaded the Vietnam War draft. Suzanne Vlamis/AP hide caption
A military body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to lie in repose in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/Pool AP hide caption
Morgan Minick paints a sign thanking former President Jimmy Carter in his hometown after he died Sunday in Plains, Ga. President Carter lived to be 100 years old, making him the longest living U.S. president in history. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption
Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat (back to camera) and Israeli Premier Menachem embrace each other, on Sept. 17, 1978, after signing a peace agreement in the White House with US President Jimmy Carter. Consolidated News/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Feb. 20, 1978: President Jimmy Carter listens to Sen. Joe Biden as they wait to speak at a fundraiser in Wilmington, Del. Barry Thumma/AP hide caption
President Carter addresses the nation from the White House on his energy proposal on April 18, 1977. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to a group of Duke University alumni at the Carter Center in Atlanta in 2012. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Former President Jimmy Carter at the June 20, 1979 dedication ceremony for solar panels installed on the White House. Jimmy Carter Library hide caption
President Jimmy Carter explains his largely voluntary guidelines for wages and prices during a talk to the nation from the White House Oval Office in Washington, Oct. 24, 1978. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi) Charles Tasnadi/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
Former president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018, in Atlanta. Scott Cunningham/Getty Images North America hide caption
An Armed Forces body bear teams moves the casket for former first lady Rosalynn Carter into Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University for a tribute service on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Former President Jimmy Carter receives a kiss from his wife, Rosalynn Carter, after a press conference in Plains, Ga., in October 2002. Steve Schaefer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks to the press at conference at The Carter Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Atlanta. Rosalynn Carter, the 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, the Carter Center says. Ron Harris/AP hide caption
Carterland is a reappraisal of Jimmy Carter's presidency. He's pictured above at Grand Teton National Park. Carterland Movie LLC hide caption