Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100. Though he served only one term in office, he went on to a distinguished second act of humanitarian work.
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell reflected back on Carter’s accomplishments, saying he did so much for so many people.
“He worked on global public health issues, he eradicated disease,” Dingell said. “People do not recognize that. He tried to bring peace in the Middle East and it was such a hard — we’re fighting some of the same issues now that he fought during his entire presidency. He was a Southern governor who fought for civil rights and human rights. And what he did for Habitat for Humanity, trying to help and advocate for the homeless.”
Dingell says as a Michigan resident, she was all for Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election. However, she says Ford and Carter were friends, and she got to meet with both. She says they truly cared about America.
Carter lived long enough to become the oldest former president in U.S. history. A state funeral will be held for Carter before he is buried next to his wife, Rosalynn, in Plains, Georgia.
