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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday

Oct. 01, 2024 20:31 PM EDT

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the Depression-era farmer's son to the...

A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday and long legacy of giving

Oct. 01, 2024 04:51 AM EDT

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many events marking President Jimmy Carter 's 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Considering the former president's long legacy as a philanthropist, it's no surprise that he wants any gift-giving to go to other people. The...

Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

Oct. 01, 2024 04:29 AM EDT

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who remains under home hospice care, will turn 100 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, celebrating in the same south Georgia town where he was born in 1924. ...

As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the 'rock-and-roll president'

Sep. 18, 2024 01:32 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th president’s emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal language. ...

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris resume campaigning after apparent assassination attempt

Sep. 17, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

The presidential campaign is moving forward after a second apparent attempt on Donald Trump ’s life over the weekend. Trump was heading to Michigan on Tuesday for a town hall while Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania. ...

Hillary Clinton takes stock of life's wins and losses in a memoir inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric

Sep. 16, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of her new memoir, Hillary Clinton offers up what sounds like a far-off wish: “I hope I’m alive to see the United States elect a female president.” Turns out her book went to the printers a tad too soon. Clinton wrote that sentence before Kamala...

Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta's Fox Theatre

Aug. 01, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, The Carter Center announced Thursday. The Sept. 17 event — “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” — will feature...