Jimmy Carter, 39th President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 100

Carter is remembered for advancing diplomacy, ratifying the Panama Canal treaties, and presiding during a period of economic instability.

Former President Jimmy Carter during an annual Carter Town Hall held at Emory University in Atlanta on Sept. 18, 2019. John Amis/AP Photo

Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in U.S. history, died at his home, his family and the Carter Center confirmed Sunday. He was 100.

In a statement on social media, his foundation, the Carter Center, wrote: “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia.”