Jimmy Carter’s health is deteriorating. At 98, the former president of the United States has decided to no longer receive treatment
Jimmy Carter seems to be living his last weeks. At 98, the former President of the United States (1977-1981) decided to stop his treatment for the disease and entered palliative care. It was at his home in Georgia (southeast of the country) that the oldest ex-tenant of the White House still alive decided to “spend the time he has left”, according to information sent by his foundation. . If the nature of his health problems are not exactly known, the nonagenarian has, in recent years, experienced a series of hospitalizations: first to fight cancer which he managed to recover from in 2015, then for brain problems. and urinary. Now he no longer wishes to undergo “additional medical intervention”, preferring to stay around his loved ones. In this short press release, the Carter Foundation specifies that the family of the former president “requests privacy during this period”
James Earl Carter, better known as Jimmy Carter is the thirty-ninth President of the United States. He was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He grew up in a rural environment marked by the Baptist religion. A brilliant student, he attended Georgia Southwestern College and the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1946, the year he married Rosalynn Smith, mother of his four children. Then he joined the Navy, where he worked on various programs, including one on nuclear submarines. In 1953, he left the army to return to his hometown, where he devoted himself to growing peanuts while being actively involved in local religious life.
He entered politics by serving on the Plains School Board, following which he obtained two terms as a senator representing the State of Georgia. From 1971 to 1975, he was governor of this same state. One of his favorite themes is the fight against racial segregation. In 1976, he was elected President of the United States, as a candidate for the Democratic Party.
For four years, his mandate was marked by his measures in terms of foreign policy, notably with the treaties on the Panama Canal and the Camp David agreements. Its domestic policy is asserted around strong themes such as the creation of the Ministries of Energy and National Education as well as the protection of the environment. But the hostage crisis at the American embassy in Tehran or the management of the economy linked to the second oil shock had a strong impact on public opinion and were among the reasons why he was not re-elected in 1981.
In 2002, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. On January 8, 2009, he participated in a lunch at the White House aimed at bringing together the presidents of the United States who are still alive. With his participation, are present: George HW Bush, Barack Obama (then elected president but not yet in office), George W. Bush (the current president), george bush And Bill Clinton.
- October 1, 1924: Birth of Jimmy Carter
- On October 1, 1924, the man who would become the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, was born in Georgia. After a stint in the Navy, Jimmy Carter began his political career in the early 1960s. In the 1976 elections, Jimmy Carter positioned himself as the Democratic presidential candidate, a presidency he won with 50.1% of the votes. against Gerald Ford. Many political successes will mark the mandate of Jimmy Carter, replaced in 1981 by Ronald Reagan.
- November 2, 1976: Election of Jimmy Carter
- On November 2, 1976, Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States with the Democratic Party label, facing Gérald Ford (Republican Party), in one of the tightest presidential elections across the Atlantic. Jimmy Carter wins by collecting 50.08% of the vote and succeeds Richard Nixon. He officially took office on January 20, 1977.
- September 17, 1978: Signing of the Camp David Accords
- Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin are met by United States President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Maryland. After thirteen days of negotiation, the discussions led to the signing of a “framework agreement on the conclusion of peace between Egypt and Israel”. The Israelis withdraw from Sinai three months later, thus allowing the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
- November 4, 1979: Tehran hostage-taking
- While the United States has been welcoming the shah since October 22, exiled to Mexico after the Islamic revolution of January 1979, 400 students attack the American embassy in Tehran. Initially retained by the Marines, they quickly invest the place and take 63 people hostage as well as members of the administration. Their demands are clear, the release of the hostages will be in exchange for the delivery of the Shah to stand trial in Iran. But the United States does not want to hand over its former ally, whom it receives for medical reasons, or give in to Khomeini, suspected of being responsible for this operation. Jimmy Carter then chooses economic retaliation and notably suspends oil imports from Iran. But in vain, while only thirteen hostages will be freed in the first weeks, fifty-two will have to wait 444 days and the election of Reagan to regain their freedom.
- January 20, 1981: Tehran hostages released
- The election of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States puts an end to the 444 days of captivity of the hostages in Tehran. The success of the new president is total and the humiliation of Jimmy Carter also. This immediate outcome gave rise to doubts and controversy about the nature of the transactions undertaken between the Republican Party and the Iranian government: Reagan’s entourage allegedly ensured that the hostage takers waited for the election of the president to release their victim, and the negotiation would have related to the sale of armament. However, two parliamentary inquiry commissions will reject this hypothesis. In fact, Reagan chose the path of negotiation and allowed the unfreezing of Iranian funds against the release of the hostages.