Jimmy Carter, peacemaker guided by moral vision but laid low by politics
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✍️ Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has passed away at the age of 98. He was a Nobel peace prize-winning humanitarian and a complex figure with a mix of successes and failures during his presidency.
👉 Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States and a Nobel peace prize-winning humanitarian.
👉 He was a complex figure with a mix of successes and failures during his presidency.
👉 Carter was known for his commitment to human rights and his efforts to broker peace in the Middle East.
👉 He had a significant environmental record, including the first funding for green energy and the first federal requirements for toxic waste clean-up.
👉 Carter's presidency was marked by the seizure of American hostages in Iran and his loss to Ronald Reagan in 1980.
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The 39th president was a Renaissance man who should be celebrated for his environment policy and his work for peaceJimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updatesJimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a Nobel peace prize-winning humanitarian, died on Sunday in Plains, Georgia, the tiny town where he and his formidable wife and life partner, Rosalynn, were born.Carter – the longest-lived and longest-married US president – is unlikely to be placed in the first rank of American leaders, but his single four-year term is now seen in a much better light than it was when he was best known for the seizure of American hostages in Iran and for his crushing loss to Ronald Reagan in 1980. Continue reading...
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