“He is emotionally engaged and still having experiences and laughing, loving,” Carter’s grandson Jason told PEOPLE in September
has turned 100 years old, achieving a once-unthinkable milestone more than 19 months after .
The 39th president of the United States, who is the oldest and , has certainly made the most of the past century.
Whether through his military service, contributions to foreign affairs as president, diplomatic efforts, Sunday school lessons, or volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity well into his 90s, Carter has always aimed to make a meaningful impact.
“I had only one life to live, and I wanted to live it as a civilian, with a potentially fuller opportunity for varied public service,” he wrote in his 2010 memoir, White House Diary.
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Currently, Carter, who has been in since February 2023, hopes to accomplish one last goal before he dies. According to his grandson Jason Carter, the former president recently stated, “,” as reported by the .
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Though he made a at his late wife ’s funeral last November, Carter is “physically limited” and spends his time at home with loved ones.
“This is an , and it’s one that you don’t get to experience at any other time in your life except for the very end,” Jason told last September, a few months after his grandfather entered hospice. “And so in that way, I think this has been a really meaningful time for him, and it’s been a really reflective time for him.”
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In September, several stars and loved ones gathered for a tribute concert in Atlanta organized to honor the former president’s milestone birthday.
Called “,” the event featured performances from Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris, The War And Treaty and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus.
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Jason, who chairs the Carter Center, at the concert to offer an update on his grandfather’s health.
“I mean he’s been in hospice for over 19 months now and he has really physically diminished and can’t do much on his own,” Jason told PEOPLE. “But he is emotionally engaged and still having experiences and laughing, loving.”
As part of his birthday celebration on Oct. 1, the tribute concert will be streamed on , where President Carter is expected to watch.
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