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Jimmy Carter Dead at Age 100: Statement on the Former U.S. President’s Death and Legacy


Jimmy Carter is dead at the age of 98. The former U.S. president died at age 100, his family confirmed. He died 13 months after his late wife, Rosalynn Carter.

AP/ShutterstockThe former governor of Georgia became the 39th Commander in Chief after beating out incumbent president Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 presidential election. Carter served just one term as president and was defeated in the 1980 presidential election by republican candidate Ronald Reagan. Inside Ryan Seacrest’s 50th Birthday Celebration With His Family Ahead of Major Career Milestone

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