About Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday

(1 Oct 2024) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER:4522563 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Plains, Georgia - 01 October 2024 1. A sign on the street for Jimmy Carter 2. A store sign marks Carter's 100th birthday ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Plains, Georgia - 23 August 2015 3. STILL Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at the Maranatha Baptist Church ASSOCIATED PRESS Plains, Georgia - 01 October 2024 +++ SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED +++ 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jill Stuckey, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park: "We're just thrilled that President Carter has been has lived to be 100. And is the first American president ever to reach the age of 100." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Elk City, Oklahoma, 24 March 1979 5. STILL President Jimmy Carter acknowledges the applause of about 1,100 people gathered in the Elk City High School gym for a town meeting. ASSOCIATED PRESS Plains, Georgia - 01 October 2024 6. A sign in support of Jimmy Carter +++ SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED +++ 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Chip Carter, son of Jimmy Carter: "Well, we wished him happy birthday, and he was glad to have it over with, pretty much to get it done. The hoopla, like I said, has been a lot. But he's had a remarkable life and he knows that. And he still wants to give somehow." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Philadelphia - 29 October 1976 8. STILL An estimated crowd of 35,000 people gather for a noontime speech by Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Plains, Georgia - 29 November 2023 9. STILL Former President Jimmy Carter greets attendees as he departs the funeral service for his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter ASSOCIATED PRESS Plains, Georgia - 01 October 2024 +++ SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED +++ 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Leanne Smith, niece of Jimmy Carter: "It's kind of unbelievable. You know, he went into hospice in February of 2023, and I was getting all these calls and interviews and I kept saying, 'Oh, no, don't give up on him. He'll be here till he's a hundred.' So it you know, we're really excited that he's here to 100. But now we're looking forward to another goal." ASSOCIATED PRESS Plains, Georgia - 01 October 2024 11. A sign in a store window ASSOCIATED PRESS Plains, Georgia - 01 October 2024 +++ SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED +++ 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheila Cast, visitor: "We came today because I just think it's awesome that we have a country boy from Plains, Georgia, that was just a peanut farmer that became president of the United States. And he was a man for the people. Just a simple, humble, honest, good man. It's just awesome." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Webster County, Georgia - 19 August 1978 13. STILL President Jimmy Carter carries a peanut plant as he follows his wife Rosalynn from a field ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Washington - 05 December 2018 14. STILL Former President Jimmy Carter, right, and his wife, Rosalynn, hold hands as they walk from a state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush 15. A collection of birthday wishes from children STORYLINE: Former president Jimmy Carter has reached his 100th birthday. It is the first time an American president has lived a full century and marks a milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as an advocate for democracy. The Democrat served as president from 1977 to 1981 and then worked for more than four decades leading The Carter Center, a non-governmental organization he and wife Rosalynn co-founded in 1982. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/0254ec69a8bf4bd489a997c6f9f0aa41