Former President Jimmy Carter quietly marks 97th birthday

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FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, record photo, erstwhile President Jimmy Carter, left, and erstwhile archetypal woman Rosalynn Carter look astatine a day barroom during Jimmy Carter's 90th day solemnisation held astatine Georgia Southwestern University, successful Americus, Ga. Carter, the oldest erstwhile U.S. main enforcement ever, volition softly people his 97th day astatine location successful southwest Georgia connected Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, an adjutant said. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 7:05 AM, Oct 01, 2021

and past updated 2021-10-01 08:06:06-04

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The oldest erstwhile U.S. president ever, Jimmy Carter, plans to softly people his 97th day astatine location successful Georgia connected Friday.

Carter became the longest-living U.S. president successful March of 2019 erstwhile helium surpassed erstwhile President George H.W. Bush astatine 94 years, 172 days old.

Carter has been slowed by property successful caller years and keeping a debased illustration during the coronavirus pandemic.

An adjutant says helium doesn’t program to person immoderate nationalist appearances connected his birthday.

Instead, she says helium volition walk the time astatine location successful Plains, Georgia.

Workers astatine the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site recorded greetings for the erstwhile president, and members of the nationalist tin motion an online day card.

The erstwhile president survived a bout of crab successful 2015.

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