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“We’d all do well to try to be a bit more like Jimmy Carter. Everytime he was summoned, he stepped up.” — President Biden, quoted by the New York Times.

President Joe Biden said he’ll order a state funeral in Washington for Jimmy Carter, calling the former Democratic president who died Sunday “an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian,” Bloomberg reports.

Washington Post: “Jimmy Carter was delivered on Oct. 1, 1924, in a 60-bed hospital in Plains. — becoming the first future president to be born in such a setting.” “A hospital birth may seem unremarkable today — but at the beginning of the 20th century, nearly all childbirths still took place at home, including the majority at the time of Mr.

President-elect Donald Trump said former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, did “everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans,” The Hill reports. Said Trump: “The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans.

New York Times: “When he exited the White House, Carter’s job approval rating was only 34 percent, according to Gallup. But in more recent years, as people reassess past presidents, Carter’s retrospective approval rating has risen to 57 percent.”

New York Times: “There is something about former presidents departing during the holidays. The last three presidents who died all passed away between Thanksgiving and New Year’s — Gerald R. Ford died the day after Christmas in 2006, George H. W. Bush died on Nov. 30, 2018, and now Jimmy Carter died four days after Christmas.”