seriously ill and dying, Jimmy Carter he has decided to spend the rest of his time with his family. “Following a series of short hospital stays, the former US President decided today to spend the rest of his time at home with his family and receive palliative care instead of pursuing further medical procedures,” his foundation said on Saturday.
ninety eight years old Jimmy Carter he is the oldest surviving American president. The Democrat, author of the Camp David Accords that led to the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty in March 1979, had been heavily criticized in his country during the 1979-80 Iran hostage-taking of American hostages. However, Carter also achieved some important results at the international level, such as the resumption of diplomatic relations with China and the signing of the “strategic arms limitation” agreement with Russia, the SALT-2.
After leaving the White House in the defeat of Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, he founded the Carter Center in 1982 to advance development, health, and conflict resolution around the world. In 2002 he received the renowned Nobel Peace Prize, in particular for “decades of tireless efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts”. Jimmy Carter suffered from a series of health issues that resulted in him being hospitalized several times in 2019.
Carter’s grandson Jason, a former Georgia senator, tweeted that he “met his grandparents yesterday.” “They are serene – he added – as always, their home is full of love”. And then he thanked “everyone for the kind words”.