Today former president Jimmy Carter becomes the oldest-living former president in history.
Ironically Carter didn’t think he’d make it past the age of 90. The Washington Post writes:
In 2015, Carter announced doctors had discovered a form of melanoma that spread to his brain.
“I just thought I had a few weeks left, but I was surprisingly at ease,” Carter said at a news conference that August. “I’ve had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence.”
He received his first radiation treatment at 90 years old. Four months later, he was — remarkably — cancer free.
Carter still keeps busy. USA Today writes:
The Democrat from Georgia still works with the Carter Center, teaches Sunday school classes at Emory University, and helps with Habitat for Humanity builds one week a year, the Carter Center said.
“Both President and Mrs. Carter are determined to use their influence for as long as they can to make the world a better place. Their tireless resolve and heart have helped to improve life for millions of the world’s poorest people,” Deanna Congileo, a Carter Center spokesperson, said in a statement.