‘A Life of Meaning and Purpose’: Biden Remembers Jimmy Carter

‘What Jimmy Carter is an example of is simple decency, and I think that’s what the rest of the world looks to America for,’ the president said.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at The Company House in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Dec. 29, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden gave an address on Sunday night remembering his mentor and dear friend former President Jimmy Carter, who died peacefully just hours earlier at the age of 100.

“Jimmy Carter stands as a model of what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose; a life of principle, faith, and humility; a life dedicated to others,” Biden said in his speech from the Company House Hotel in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.