I was too young to know how President Carter managed the country when he was President. I just know about his post-presidential good works.

Terry Gross dedicated her entire Fresh Air show on December 30th 2024, to former President Carter, by re-airing previous interviews with President Carter. In listening to President Carter answer Terry’s questions, President Carter came off as a thoughtful, kind, sincere man who deeply cared that what he was doing, was the right thing for millions of Americans.

When former President Jimmy Carter passed at the age of 100 on December 30th 2024, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on former President Carter’s death, ordering American flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days. President Biden also marked Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning.

On January 20th 2025, still within the 30-day proclamation issued by President Biden, the American flag will be flown half-staffed during Donald Trump’s inaugural. This visual will also be symbolic of decent America in mourning over its new POTUS – convicted felon and adjudicated sexual assaulter, Donald J. Trump, and Trump’s ascent to the U.S. Presidency.

Rest in Peace, Jimmy.

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