After the 39th U.S. president served his one term, Carter established The Carter Center nonprofit, wrote books, remained politically engaged and made a few stops across the Treasure Coast along the way.
Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump in November.
U.S. flags at Mar-a-Lago were initially lowered to half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter but are now back at full-staff. Federal and state orders require flags to remain at half-staff until Jan.
President Joe Biden appointed Jan. 9, as a day of mourning for Jimmy Carter for people to 'pay homage to the memory' of the former president.
Donald Trump delivered remarks and took reporter questions on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago in what was his second news conference since becoming president-elect.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered all flags at state buildings in Florida to fly to their full height for Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order.
Carter's remains will be taken to the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The funeral service will be broadcast across both network and cable television, including CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN and Fox News. Spanish broadcasts will be available on Telemundo and Univision.
"Our nation's flag will be prominently displayed at full-staff to honor the tradition of our founding fathers," he said in a memo.
The United States Supreme Court, federal courts, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives will close but the courts and school systems in Florida will not be taking the day off as a result.