Former President Jimmy Carter received a birthday wish from President Joe Biden on Sunday, and the soon-to-be-outgoing octogenarian told him: Mr. President, I have great respect for you. ”
“His hopeful vision for our country, his commitment to a better world, and his unwavering belief in the power of human goodness will continue to be a guiding light for all of us,” Biden said on his birthday. Ta. message Published on CBS News.
The current president described Carter, who served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as “one of the most influential political figures in our nation's history,'' both during and after his years in high office.
“Even after you leave office, the moral clarity you demonstrated throughout your career will reemerge in your efforts to resolve conflict, advance democracy, prevent disease, and more through the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity. It's changing lives not only at home but around the world,” Biden said.
FILE/April 30, 2021 In a photo released by the White House, former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter pose for a photo with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the Carter Mansion in Plains, Georgia. . Adam Schultz, White House)
Mr. Biden noted that he supported Mr. Carter's presidential campaign in 1976. This was Carter's first endorsement from an elected official outside his home state of Georgia.
“Mr. President, you have always been a moral force for our country and the world. I recognized that as a young senator. That's why I supported you early on. You have courage, conviction, Caring and most of all a dearest friend to Jill and I and our family,” he said.
Mr. Carter's 100th birthday on Tuesday will be his first without his longtime wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023 at age 96.
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“We know this is your first birthday without Rosalynn. It's bittersweet, but we also know she will always be with you. She will be in your heart.” She will never leave. She may be gone, but she will always be with you, and I hope you know that. ,” Biden said in his message.
As reported by Breitbart News, Biden revealed last year that he was personally chosen by Carter to deliver the eulogy at Carter's memorial service when he died.
“I spent time with Jimmy Carter and we finally caught up, but they found a way to keep him going much longer than expected,” Biden told guests at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. Because I found it,” he said.
Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter accepts the endorsement of Sen. Joseph Biden (D) during a press conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison. (Getty)
Carter served one term, losing in a landslide to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, ending his decades of championing democracy, public health and human rights globally through the Carter Center. I decided to walk on the road.
The former president and his late wife Rosalyn opened the center in 1982. His work there won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
