ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit.
The latest round includes a flood of messages from world leaders and pop culture figures donning “Jimmy Carter 99” hats, with many of them focusing on Carter’s four decades of global humanitarian work after leaving the Oval Office.
The year Carter was born, Congress passed sweeping immigration restrictions, sharply curtailing Ellis Island as a portal to the nation.
As governor and president, Carter set new marks for appointing Black Americans to top government posts.
At 99, Carter’s Sunday online church circuit includes watching Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator, the Rev.
Persons:
Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn, it’s, ”, Jason Carter, Carter, Donna Brazile, “ He’s, ” Jill Stuckey, “, Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter, He’s, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton, ” Clinton, It’s, Peter Gabriel, concertgoers, Republican Ronald Reagan’s, —, Roslaynn Carter, Joe Biden, Biden, Ellis, Reagan, Jim Crow, Georgia’s, Raphael Warnock
Organizations:
ATLANTA, Georgia Senate, The Carter, White, Democratic, Plains, White House, Habitat, Carter Library & Museum, Republican, House, Ku Klux Klan, Black, U.S, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Supreme
Locations:
Georgia, U.S, Guinea, United States, Madison, Atlanta, Iran, Delaware, Washington, Ebenezer, Carter’s