Jimmy Carter — a legacy of resilience and hope

December 30, 2024, Opinion: "Longevity is no particular virtue, although healthy habits enhance its prospect. What matters more is what people make of the time allotted to them. Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived U.S. president, reached the end of his journey at the age of 100. Like all Democratic Party presidents since 1900, with the exception of Joe Biden, Carter earned his party’s nomination on his first try in 1976 at the age of 51. Besides Biden, Carter was the only Democratic president, over this period, who served a single term (other than John F. Kennedy, whose thousand-day presidency was cut short by an assassin’s bullet)."