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9. Love the old pictures. Here is a beauty from today's WAPO from the Peanut Festival

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 09:30 AM

Oct 2023

and Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday celebration in Plains. Such sweet pictures.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=1440&impolicy=high_res

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=1440&impolicy=high_res

Link to article (no paywall): https://wapo.st/3LE01HK

Now, Carter has good and bad days and his health can vary by the moment, his relatives said. His body shows his age. He is frustrated that he cannot swim anymore and he needs a wheelchair to get around.

“He told me has been successful at everything in life, but he can’t figure out how to die,” Chip Carter said.

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Jimmy Carter Childhood Photos [View all] Donkees Oct 2023 OP

Look how skinny his legs were in the last picture. Haggard Celine Oct 2023 #1

Not knowing who he turned out to be and how high he rose in life bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #2

Excerpts: Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm Donkees Oct 2023 #4

Thanks for taking time to add that insight bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #5

Thank you! Yorkie Mom Oct 2023 #11

Adorable malaise Oct 2023 #3

Remarkable person looking out of those child's eyes. Unusual intensity. Thank you for sharing. ⭐️ Judi Lynn Oct 2023 #6

And, his eyes reflect the decency and Quakerfriend Oct 2023 #7

You're so right. They seem far more aware, concerned than ordinary. Judi Lynn Oct 2023 #8

Love the old pictures. Here is a beauty from today's WAPO from the Peanut Festival japple Oct 2023 #9

The last picture looks like him. The first pic Emile Oct 2023 #10

K; R CatWoman Oct 2023 #12