After his only term in office (Carter was 56), he used his standing around the world to mediate conflicts. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for this purpose.
Carter also emerged as one of the most famous philanthropists in the United States. He and his wife founded the Carter Center in 1982 to “build peace, fight disease, and build hope.” Carter has used his status for decades to raise money for the causes in which he is involved.
Current President Joe Biden has already praised the centenarian, calling him “a moral force for our nation and the world” in a video message on CBS News. Biden said Carter was “a voice of courage, conviction, compassion and, above all, a great friend” whom he admired “very much.”
“Carter probably did more personally than anyone else in the post-presidential period,” American historian Cassandra Newby-Alexander of Norfolk State University told the AP. “In many ways, he set the standard for how presidents should conduct themselves after their presidency, as someone who would continue to do the right thing, as someone who would continue to have a positive impact on society.”
