FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter greets attendees as he departs the funeral service for his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., Nov. 29, 2023. Former President 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, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at the Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Ga., Aug. 23, 2015. Former President 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, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

FILE - President Jimmy Carter, center, talks with reporters following his broadcast new conference, March 25, 1977, Washington. Former President 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, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo, File)