President Jimmy Carter meets with Willie Nelson, as seen in a publicity photo for the documentary “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” which detailed Carter’s pioneering use of music in political campaigning.
Then-Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter and his running mate, U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale, accept the Democratic nomination for president and vice president at their party’s convention in New York in 1976. (Public domain)
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meet at Camp David on Sept. 6, 1978. The resulting Camp David Accords, which ended the war between the two Middle East nations, is one of the signature accomplishments of Carter’s presidency. (White House photo)
Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter meet with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in 2021, shortly after Biden’s inauguration. Carter, who had the longest post-presidency in U.S. history, either attended the inauguration of or met with all seven of his successors in his lifetime. (White House photo)
immy Carter with his fiancé, Rosalynn Smith, and his mother, Bessie carter, at his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, June 5, 1946. (Public domain photo)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter addresses Ghanaian children outside Savelugu Hospital, asking “Who here has had Guinea worm disease?” Amid the scorching heat of peak dry season, President Carter visited the parched community of Savelugu to meet with dozens of Guinea worm disease victims in an effort to bring global attention to Ghana’s growing Guinea worm epidemic caused by inadequate water supply in the country.
President Jimmy Carter, first lady Rosalynn Carter and daughter Amy Carter on the White House lawn, shortly after his inauguration in 1977. (White House photo)
Former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter at the Carter Center in 2016. (Public domain photo)