Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates 98th birthday

Jimmy Carter, the oldest residing former U.S. president, celebrated his 98th birthday on Saturday.

The Carter Center — which he and his spouse, former first girl Rosalynn Carter, established in 1982 — announced it could maintain a weeklong digital celebration for the previous president.

“As the longest-living president in U.S. historical past, President Jimmy Carter has had a exceptional lifetime of service that deserves worldwide celebration,” stated Paige Alexander, the middle’s chief government officer. “Whether right here in Georgia or in hard-to-reach areas world wide, hundreds of thousands of individuals have benefited from President Carter’s dedication to creating the world a greater place.”

Carter, who served because the 76th governor of Georgia earlier than turning into the thirty ninth president, has written 30 books, taught lessons on the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity since leaving the White House, according to the center.

In current years, nonetheless, the previous president has stored a low profile. He survived a most cancers prognosis in 2015 and underwent surgical procedure to alleviate strain on his mind attributable to a subdural hematoma again in 2019.

Rosalynn Carter celebrated her ninety fifth birthday again in August.