US President Jimmy Carter has died

[Sylvia]

Tai Babilonia’s tribute:

Tai Babilonia on Instagram: "It was the phone call of support from President Carter reassuring us that everything would be okay after Randy & I were forced to withdraw (due to Randy’s injury) from the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid that helped us

1,160 likes, 51 comments - tai_babilonia on December 29, 2024: "It was the phone call of support from President Carter reassuring us that everything would be okay after Randy & I were forced to withdraw (due to Randy’s injury) from the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid that helped us both get...

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"It was the phone call of support from President Carter reassuring us that everything would be okay after Randy & I were forced to withdraw (due to Randy’s injury) from the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid that helped us both get through that difficult & confusing time in our lives. He & Mrs. Carter were so genuine & kind and they truly made you feel like you were part of their family. Rest In Power President #JimmyCarter #Respect #Inspire Photo courtesy of Cleo’s hallway."

 

[MacMadame]

Jimmy Carter was a much better President than he was given credit for IMO. (And the opinions of others.)

Jimmy Carter wasn’t just the best former president. He was the most successful | Peter G Bourne

Critics often imply his time in the White House was a failure, but Carter got more done in four years than most presidents accomplish in twice the time

www.theguardian.com

Jimmy Carter was imperfect in office, but he may be the best former president ever | Opinion

Trounced in his bid for reelection, Jimmy Carter devoted his post-presidency to the aid of humanity around the world. The former president died at 100.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Sparks]

I can’t help but imagine what the early days and response to the AIDS crisis would have looked like if we’d re-elected
Jimmy Carter in 1980

 

[rfisher]

I can’t help but imagine what the early days and response to the AIDS crisis would have looked like if we’d re-elected
Jimmy Carter in 1980

Climate change, the SCOTUS, voter rights, the Middle East, so many issues we face today that may have had very different outcomes.

 

[PRlady]

If he were still president before the first intifada, things would have been different for Israel. He was determined to hold Begin to his promise for a path to a Palestinian state.

 

[once_upon]

There is a lot, including economy and humanity for those less fortunate, that a Carter second term would have done for the US and the world

 

[Simone411]

I totally agree with you, @once_upon. I remember when Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter had his own brand of beer. My dad bought a can of it because it was his name also.

I ended up with the can of unopened "Billy Beer" and still have it.

I found this article from Wikipedia about Billy Beer.

Billy Beer - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Sylvia]

Official Jimmy Carter Memorial Site | Remembering the 39th U.S. President

www.jimmycartertribute.org

Official State Funeral Schedule for Former President Jimmy Carter (PDF link)

Begins on Saturday, January 4, 2025 in Georgia; at the Carter Presidential Center he will lie in repose for mourners to come and pay their respects from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

The public can pay their respects as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. starting on Tuesday from 7 p.m. to midnight and again Wednesday from 7 a.m. until 7 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

 

[vgerdes]

Jimmy Carter was a much better President than he was given credit for IMO. (And the opinions of others.)

Jimmy Carter wasn’t just the best former president. He was the most successful | Peter G Bourne

Critics often imply his time in the White House was a failure, but Carter got more done in four years than most presidents accomplish in twice the time

www.theguardian.com

Jimmy Carter was imperfect in office, but he may be the best former president ever | Opinion

Trounced in his bid for reelection, Jimmy Carter devoted his post-presidency to the aid of humanity around the world. The former president died at 100.

www.usatoday.com

He was a great president, but a greater man. They don't come any better.

 

[Judy]

I was too young to remember Jimmy Carter when he was president although I def know his name. When is his state funeral?

 

[Sylvia]

When is his state funeral?

See my post #38 above for the link to the detailed PDF.

"Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, begin Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, and conclude on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025."

From the website (this page has been updated now):

Official Jimmy Carter Tribute Site - Funeral, Schedule of Ceremonies, Memorial Services

www.jimmycartertribute.org

 

[Vash01]

Just finished watching the service for President Carter in Atlanta.
Wonderful service for a wonderful man.

His son, grandson, pastor and an employee of the Carter Center spoke. Very heartfelt speeches.

The music - choir by Morehouse college Glee club was beautiful.

The public can pay their respects until Tuesday.

There will be Eulogies in Washington DC next week.

 

[DORISPULASKI]

President Carter's death has elicited many stories from those who interacted with him over the years.

I really love this story.

Jimmy and Sustainable Acoustic Guitars

“I built him a guitar. It will always remain one of my most cherished life memories”: Jimmy Carter planted trees and personally harvested the wood that was later used to create his custom acoustic

The former President planted an orchard in the 1990s, and at the age of 95, personally cut down a tree for it to be turned into a guitar

www.guitarworld.com

 

[BlueRidge]

I'm watching the video of the Carter funeral procession through the streets of D.C. Today looks and feels so much like Inauguration Day in 1977. I remember being out in the cold standing on snow watching the inauguration and parade.

I don't think it was quite as windy. Its a bit too much to stand outside today.

 

[Sylvia]

Camera is showing Obama and Trump chatting amicably.

ETA - video: https://www.wjcl.com/article/obama-trump-jimmy-carter-funeral-services-former-presidents/63382245

 

[BlueRidge]

The Marine Corps chorus and musicians are very beautiful.

 

[BlueRidge]

Is Kamala Harris in attendance does anyone know? Or is she being the one to stay elsewhere?

 

[flyingsit]

Is Kamala Harris in attendance does anyone know? Or is she being the one to stay elsewhere?

She is in the front row along with her husband and the Bidens.

 

[Sylvia]

Service Program at the Washington National Cathedral (20 pages):
https://cathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/39-ONLINE-FINAL-010825.pdf

Tributes:
Steven Ford, son of President Gerald Ford
Ted Mondale, son of Vice President Walter Mondale
The Honorable Stuart Eizenstat, former White House Domestic Affairs Advisor
Jason Carter, grandson of President Carter and Chair, Carter Center Board of Trustees
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Forty-Sixth President of the United States

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S96Jb3Z7vsg

 

[rfisher]

I'm glad President Carter won't have to witness what the incoming POTUS will do in an attempt to undermine all those firsts you did in office. I'm proud I voted for you twice.

You have to wonder what is going through the minds of the former presidents thinking about what will people say when it's my turn?

A POTUS who is dozing off! Biden just, in the terms of the south, blessed Donald Trumps heart without mentioning his name. Who's ego won't know he did but everybody listening knows what he did. A man of character indeed.

 

[Vash01]

I am watching the service but may have to check out of the hotel before it concludes.

Carter’s grandson Jason is a charismatic speaker. Is anyone in the Carter family in politics?

 

[Jammers]

Leave it to Fox News to not even bother showing the funeral.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Jason was active in Georgia state politics for a while.

 

[sk8pics]

Camera is showing Obama and Trump chatting amicably.

ETA - video: https://www.wjcl.com/article/obama-trump-jimmy-carter-funeral-services-former-presidents/63382245

Would love to know what they were talking about.

 

[canbelto]

Meanwhile, Kamala and Jill's body language is ... not good.

 

[rfisher]

I didn't realize the number of books President Carter wrote. It's easy to forget how really smart he was given how humble he also was.

 

[DORISPULASKI]

I was surprised to hear Jimmy & Rosalynn washed and recycled Ziploc bags.

And the description of how guinea worm infection was beaten not by making the worm extinct, but person to person in each village was very moving

 

[Vash01]

Trump looked bored, and looked like someone who was forced to be there. He was even falling asleep.

 

[canbelto]

Idk why but the MAGAs on my FB feed are convinced Jill Biden is in love with Trump.

 

[Sylvia]

Carter’s grandson Jason is a charismatic speaker.

Jan. 6:

‘We share my grandfather with the world’ | Jason Carter reflects on President Carter

39th president’s grandson is the only Carter elected to office besides Jimmy Carter himself.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Of the many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Jason James Carter has followed the closest career path of his legendary grandfather.
“He had this tireless energy,” Jason Carter said during his first local television interview with Atlanta News First‘s Monica Pearson. “He had this tireless energy, and I feel like I’m always tired these days ... but I’m not the only one who was not able to keep up with Jimmy Carter.
“Over time, what I try to emulate is his respect for other people. He never looked down on anybody, no matter what your job was, no matter where you came from, no matter your condition, and that’s really what I try to do. I don’t know that I’m as successful as him, but if you ask what of him do I see in me, I hope it’s that.”

On Saturday, during his grandfather’s funeral service at the Carter Center, Jason Carter became emotional when addressing the room full of family friends and Carter Center employees.
“I was looking out at that room of people, and it is people who worked with him and really given their lives to his legacy,” Jason Carter said. “But as we watched this human being - who we all knew as Pawpaw - grow and build this legacy, we sometimes forget is, he wasn’t doing that alone. The Carter Center has 3,500 employees out there living out this legacy of Jimmy Carter.
“As I sat in that room and I looked out at some of those folks and saw the tears in their eyes, I got choked up. The ones at the Carter Center who worked with him for 40 years are the ones to whom we feel the closest.”