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Jimmy Carter’s political life in 9 photos

The 39th president was also a Navy veteran and governor of Georgia

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger swears in President Jimmy Carter on January 20, 1977.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger swears in President Jimmy Carter on January 20, 1977. (Keith Jewell/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted December 29, 2024 at 9:42pm

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Georgia at the age of 100.

Roll Call delves into its photo archive to remember the 39th president’s time in the public spotlight.

Carter is seen during an address before the House, with Vice President Walter Mondale, left, and Speaker Tip O’Neill behind him. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
From movies like Frost-Nixon to Oliver Stone's Nixon, the intrigue of the controversial presidency and life of Richard Nixon has captured many Americans. In this photograph are five U.S. Presidents and First Ladies: (from left to right) William J. Clinton and Hillary R. Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, and Gerald R. Ford and Betty Ford. The five Presidents and First Ladies were attending the funeral ceremony of former President Richard Nixon, who died on 22 April 1994 in New York City. Before his death, it was the second time in history where there were six living U.S. Presidents, the most there has ever been at any given point. The earlier example occurred between the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in March of 1861 and the death of John Tyler in 1862, with Presidents Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchannan, and Abraham Lincoln all living at the same time. .
From left to right: Bill and Hillary Clinton, George H.W. and Barbara Bush, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and Gerald R. and Betty Ford attend the funeral ceremony of former President Richard Nixon in 1994. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
1cathedral091401 -- Former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral in Washington DC for a service to remember those killed in terrorist attacks on the United States, on Tuesday.
Carter arrives at the National Cathedral in Washington on September 14, 2001, for a service to remember those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
cuba3/052102 -- President Jimmy Carter during a meeting with members of Congress to urge normalizing relations with Cuba.
Carter shakes hands during a 2002 meeting with members of Congress to urge normalizing relations with Cuba. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosslyn during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston Massachusetts.
The Carters wave to attendees at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former President Jimmy Carter wave form the stage during the 2008 Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 25, 2008.
The Carters wave from the stage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
Former President Jimmy Carter testifies during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on
Carter testifies during a 2009 Senate Foreign Relations hearing on energy security. (CQ Roll Call file photo)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn Carter arrive during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by POOL Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The Carters arrive for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama on the West Front of the Capitol in 2013. (Win McNamee/Getty Images file photo)
 

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