Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, dies at age 96
The Carter Center said she died "peacefully, with family by her side" on Sunday, Nov. 19, at her home in Plains, Georgia.
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The Carter Center said she died "peacefully, with family by her side" on Sunday, Nov. 19, at her home in Plains, Georgia.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who has dementia, is entering home hospice care like her husband, The Carter Center said.
Celebrating the longest-lived U.S. president this way was inconceivable not long ago.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's dementia diagnosis was announced as former President Jimmy Carter continues to receive hospice care.
The former president made the decision after a series of short hospital stays, the Carter Center said in a statement.
Jimmy Carter, already the longest-living U.S. president in history, turned 98 on Saturday, celebrating with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, 95-year-old Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression.
Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering from surgery Tuesday morning to relieve pressure on his brain caused by a subdural hematoma, the Carter Center said in a statement.
The five former presidents still living put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert on Saturday to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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In 1977, Jimmy Carter was president and the first Star Wars movie debuted. And in 1977 the then Dade County Commission passed an ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual preference.
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Former President Jimmy Carter met with a jailed American contractor Wednesday but said Cuban leaders had made it clear they do not plan to release him.
Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he has met Cuban officials and discussed the case of a U.S. government contractor who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against state security, but said he is not in Cuba to bring the man home.
Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to make a visit to Cuba next week to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro. During his trip Carter will discuss economic policies and ways to improve relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
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