Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president of the United States at 98 years, chose hospice care after a series of short hospital stays, his family said in a statement issued by the Carter Center on Saturday.
“After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention,” the statement said.
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“He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.”
His 76-year marriage to Rosalyn Carter also makes him the president with the longest marriage.
Here’s a look at their relationship timeline:
On July 7, 1946, Carter wed Rosalynn Smith in her home church, the Plains Methodist Church.
They have three sons, Jack, James III, and Donnel, and one daughter Amy. From their four children, they have three granddaughters, five great-grandsons, and eight great-granddaughters.
The most of the time from 1971 to the conclusion of Jimmy Carter’s administration, their daughter Amy was cared for by Mary Prince, an African American lady who had been falsely convicted of murder and eventually pardoned.
To help her be able to work in the White House, Carter had wanted to be designated as her parole officer. On July 7, 2022, The Carters marked their 76th wedding anniversary.
On October 19, 2019, they passed George and Barbara Bush to become the longest-married presidential couple with 26,765 days together.
