Biden cites Carter’s personality as the reason for his early support for the White House
Joe Biden gave a short speech paying tribute to Jimmy Carter, with both public praise and personal anecdotes.
The US president said that Carter had previously spoken in the past about being the first person to publicly endorse Carter for president, back in 1976 when Biden was a Democratic senator from Delaware. Carter served as a one-term Democratic president from 1977 to 1981 until he was defeated by Ronald Reagan and had to leave the White House at just 56 years old.
Mr Biden said yesterday of Mr Carter’s death: “It’s a sad day, but it brings back incredibly good memories.” Today, America, and as I see it, the world, has lost an outstanding leader. He was a politician and a humanitarian, and Jill (First Lady Jill Biden) and I lost a dear friend. ”
Biden said he “realized” that he and Carter had “known each other for 50 years,” and recalled how the former president affectionately teased him.
Biden said he announced his support for Carter as a presidential candidate so early because of the Georgia politician’s personality.
Here is a video of Mr. Biden’s speech.
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Updated on 08.43 ET
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US flag to be flown at half-staff for 30 days
In keeping with tradition, the U.S. government has ordered the American flag to be flown at half-mast or half-mast on all federal buildings across the country as a mark of respect for the death of Jimmy Carter, who passed away yesterday.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs requires that after the death of a U.S. president or former president, the Stars and Stripes flag be flown in a low position on “all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels” in the United States and its territories around the world.
The tradition will be in place for 30 days, with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., on January 20, and the flag being lowered to half-staff when Joe Biden leaves the White House for the final time as president. means.
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Jimmy Carter “introduced the term ‘born again Christian’ to many people…and his faith shaped everything in his life,” but he was at the center of the church’s founding principles. He believed strongly in the separation of church and state. An American religious historian said this morning.
“He is a strong supporter of religious freedom,” Randall Ballmer, an American religious historian, professor of religion at Dartmouth College, and author, said in a CNN interview a few minutes ago about Carter’s faith. It was,” he said.
Ballmer described Carter as a progressive evangelical and a “true Baptist” who “doesn’t want to impose his beliefs on others.”
But he said his faith influenced his pursuit of human rights, racial equality, women’s rights, voting rights, public sector education, prison reform, the peace process and environmental stewardship.
“He was a progressive evangelical who cared about what Jesus called ‘the least of them,'” Ballmer said. , made many progressive gains and revived that spirit.” The religious right during his presidency reversed many of those gains. ”
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Pope praises Carter’s faith and expresses sadness
Pope Francis said he was saddened to learn of the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and offered his “deepest condolences” and prayers to all those mourning his death.
In his message of condolence, the pope praised Carter’s “steadfast commitment to reconciliation and peace among peoples, to the defense of human rights, and to the welfare of the poor and needy, motivated by a deep Christian faith.” , Vatican News, the official news agency of the Holy See.
Pope Francis praised the late president, saying he was “thankful for the infinite mercy of Almighty God.”
Although Carter was an early evangelical Christian and not a Catholic (John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic US president; Joe Biden was the second), he and John brought the Pope to the White House. He became the first US president. The Vatican News article further reports that Pope Paul II visited in 1979.
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US President Joe Biden also said in a tribute to Jimmy Carter that the former president “built homes for the homeless with his own hands.”
Carter began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in 1984 and continued into his old age. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also wrote in an article for the Guardian today, saying: Think back to your work with For Humanity.”
“Habitat has succeeded in removing the stigma of philanthropy by replacing it with a sense of partnership,” Carter said of the organization at the time.
Last night, Habitat for Humanity thanked Mr. Carter and said he was “supporting the construction and repair of families’ homes and highlighting the tremendous global need for decent and affordable shelter.” and brought hope and opportunity to communities around the world.”
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Biden cites Carter’s personality as the reason for his early support for the White House
Joe Biden gave a short speech paying tribute to Jimmy Carter, with both public praise and personal anecdotes.
The US president said that Carter had previously spoken in the past about being the first person to publicly endorse Carter for president, back in 1976 when Biden was a Democratic senator from Delaware. Carter served as a one-term Democratic president from 1977 to 1981 before losing to Ronald Reagan and being forced to leave the White House at just 56 years old.
Mr Biden said yesterday of Mr Carter’s death: “It’s a sad day, but it brings back incredibly good memories.” Today, America, and as I see it, the world, has lost an outstanding leader. He was a politician and a humanitarian, and Jill (First Lady Jill Biden) and I lost a dear friend. ”
Biden said he “realized” that he and Carter had “known each other for 50 years,” and recalled how the former president affectionately teased him.
Biden said he announced his support for Carter as a presidential candidate so early because of the Georgia politician’s personality.
Here is a video of Mr. Biden’s speech.
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Updated on 08.43 ET
Jimmy Carter was born and died in Plains, Georgia, a dot on the map in the southwestern part of southern Georgia. He will be buried there next week after a state funeral in Washington, D.C.
In fact, Plains is closer to Montgomery, Alabama, to the west than Atlanta, the state capital of Georgia, to the north, where the Carter Presidential Center is located.
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Updated on 08.42 ET
Carter’s funeral and burial details announced
The state funeral for the late Jimmy Carter will be held on Thursday, January 9th in Washington, DC. That’s according to a schedule drawn up by incumbent US President Joe Biden, who is in his final weeks in office.
This date was also declared a National Day of Remembrance in the United States. A public service will also be held in Carter’s hometown of Atlanta, the state capital.
The Carter Center, the late Georgia president’s organization that promotes conflict resolution, human rights, and democracy, announced that after these public events, Jimmy Carter will be buried privately in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he died yesterday. announced.
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Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today wrote an article for the Guardian about his memories of Jimmy Carter. he said:
He is and will be remembered in every country and continent where civil liberties are respected and peace has proven elusive. He is respected as a leader who stands by all people who face imprisonment, torture, and persecution in defense of democracy and human rights. Carter gave hope to the oppressed. I learned from him and was proud to count him and his wonderful wife, Rosalyn (who was also his inner circle), as friends. How should we evaluate such a life? Perhaps history will view Carter’s second act, his work as a former president, as more important than his four years in the Oval Office.
You can read his full memoir here: Gordon Brown – My friend Jimmy Carter will be remembered long after other presidents are forgotten. The reason is as follows
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Reuters, citing Xinhua news agency, reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to US President Joe Biden following the death of former President Jimmy Carter yesterday.
XI said in a statement:
Former President Carter was a leading figure in establishing diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and made important contributions to the development of China-US relations and friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
Although Richard Nixon had visited the People’s Republic of China in 1972, the United States officially remained in the People’s Republic of China until 1979, during the Carter administration, when the US Embassy in Taipei was closed and a new embassy opened in Beijing. did not have diplomatic relations with
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India’s Narendra Modi and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are among the many foreign leaders paying tribute to Jimmy Carter.
Prime Minister Modi said he was “deeply saddened” by the news of Carter’s death, describing him as a “statesman with great vision” and saying, “His contribution to fostering strong India-US relations will be a lasting one. He left a legacy.”
President Ramaphosa of South Africa said:
I am deeply saddened by the passing of former United States President Jimmy Carter, who is remembered as an outstanding and compassionate leader and champion of human rights and peace around the world.
Jimmy Carter was an outspoken critic of the apartheid state at a time when the regime sought to co-opt influential economies around the world and legitimize its inhumane policies.
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Jan Werner Müller writes an article for the Guardian today on Jimmy Carter, arguing that he was the most successful former president of the post-war era.
Mr. Carter apparently went through a difficult and depressing period after losing in a landslide to Mr. Reagan. But then, only 56 years old, he used his talents and prominence to improve democratic politics, fast-tracking what looked like a plausible “peace process” and eradicating the Guinea worm. decided to join the global fight to Some have taken a different path.
You can read more here: Jan Werner Müller – Jimmy Carter’s life after becoming president set a standard that few others followed
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