East Arizona News

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is being remembered for his optimism, humanitarianism and, by Sun Devils, a handful of visits to Arizona State University.

Carter, the longest-living former president at 98 years old, recently entered hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, signaling he was at peace with his fate after a remarkable life of service and gratitude.

In 2015, Carter visited Arizona PBS at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to discuss his memoir “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” on “Arizona Horizon'' with host Ted Simons. Two years later, he returned to ASU to accept the O’Connor Justice Prize for his efforts on behalf of peacemaking and human rights — furthering his global recognition as a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in this realm.

“It’s clear that Carter’s post-presidential career was much more impactful than his presidency,” says ASU presidential historian Brooks Simpson while reflecting on Carter’s impact and legacy with ASU News. “He may have come to national prominence as a presidential candidate and president, but he owes his place in history to what he did over more than four decades of post-presidential service.”

Simpson, an ASU Foundation Professor of History in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, says Carter “pursued public service on his own terms.” Here is more of what he had to say about the 39th president of the United States.

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