it's monday, december 30th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." >> my name is jimmy carter, and i'm running for president. [ cheers ] >> the death of a president. jimmy carter, the longest lived american president, dead at 100 years old.

>> america and the world lost a remarkable leader. >> remembrances pouring in for a humble southerner who rose to the nation's highest office, serving a single term and then went on to lead an extraordinary life on the world stage. ♪ good morning, i'm michael george. jimmy carter went from being the son of a peanut farmer to leader of the free world. late last night president biden announced that carter's state funeral will be held january 9th, declaring it a national day of mourning. tributes are pouring in for the 39th president who died at the age of 100. flags are flying at half staff, and the empire state building was lit in red, white, and blue. he was elected during a tumultuous time, serving one term, but transformed the role of ex-presidents becoming a

fierce defender of human rights, all the while maintaining a strong commitment to faith, faily, and his southern roots. cbs' skyler henry looks back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: jimmy carter was relatively unknown when he entered the 1976 presidential race. >> my name is jimmy carter, and i'm running for president. [ cheers ] >> reporter: but the georgia farmer and politician cultivated a following that helped him win the white house. >> let us create together a new national spirit of unity and trust. >> reporter: james earl carter jr. was born in 1924 in the small town of plains, georgia. the son of a peanut farmer studied nuclear science. in the navy he met rosalynn smith, the two married and had four children. rosalynn was by her husband's side when he decided to enter politics. after serving two terms in the georgia state senate, he ran for governor and won. when carter joined the race for

the white house, confidence in the government was low. >> i'm not a crook. >> reporter: americans were still angry about the watergate scandal, and carter made honesty a centerpiece of his campaign. >> i'll never tell a lie. i'll never make a misleading statement. >> reporter: in 1976, carter beat republican incumbent gerald ford to become the nation's 39th president. >> i, jimmy carter, do -- >> reporter: he set out to reorganize the executive branch, creating the department of energy and the department of education. he also dove into foreign policy issues leading to perhaps the greatest achievement of his presidency, the camp david accords that resulted in peace between egypt and israel. in join 79, an overseas crisis -- 1979, an overseas crisis erupted. iranian militants stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran taking 52 americans hostage for more than 400 days. as the siege dragged on, carter's popularity plummeted. his bid for a second term ended with defeat to ronald reagan in 1980. >> i promised you four years ago

that i would never lie to you, so i can't stand here tonight and say it doesn't hurt. >> reporter: carter didn't slow down after leaving the white house. he built homes with habitat for humanity, wrote more than 20 books, and established a center for human rights. [ applause ] in 2002 carter was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work in the middle east and third world nations. >> a lot of exciting things to be done in this phase of my life. >> reporter: in 2019, carter became the nation's longest living former president. days after turning 95, he was injured in a fall. that didn't keep him from building more homes for the needy in nashville. >> we've always gotten more out of habitat work than we put into it. i don't think we've left a site without tears in our eyes. >> reporter: mr. carter also taught sunday school in his hometown where he openly discussed his own mortalities. >> i didn't ask god to let me live. i asked god give me a proper attitude toward death, and i found that i was absolutely and

completely at ease with death. ♪ >> reporter: at age 99 he made a rare public appearance to say good-bye to the first lady who was by his side for 77 years. and almost a year later, carter celebrated his 100th birthday with family members, making him the first former u.s. president to live for a century. skyler henry, cbs news. and this morning millions around the country are paying tribute to jimmy carter. people are leaving mementos at the carter presidential center in atlanta. cbs' nicole valdes is there with more on how the 39th president is being remembered. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. just over 12 hours since former president carter passed you already see a line of flowers leaning up against the carter center sign here in atlanta and signs saying "we love you, president carter." we'll likely see much more of

that today as many will come out to this area to pay their respects and honor his life and legacy. a nation in mourning as tributes pour in to honor former president jimmy carter. >> it's a sad thing. a loss. >> it is a loss. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., visitors reflected on carter's legacy as the man who rose from humble beginnings on a peanut farm in plains, georgia, to become a navy officer, georgia governor, one-term president, nobel laureate, and longtime volunteer with habitat for humanity. >> he was the first president that i voted for who won. i think he was someone who tried to do good things for this country. >> reporter: flags were lowered to half staff at the white house and the u.s. capitol. just out the city, there was a moment of silence before the sunday night football game between the washington commanders and the atlanta falcons. new york's empire state building

lit up in red, white, and blue. a makeshift memorial of flowers and messages to former the carter center in atlanta.t - one note read simply, "we love you, president carter." last night president joe biden called carter a remarkable leader, humanitarian, and dear friend. >> i look at jimmy carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty, character, faith and humility. it mattered. i don't believe it's a bygone era. i see a man of our times but for all times. >> reporter: the carter center says public memorial services will be held in atlanta. all before carter is laid to rest near his home next to his. loved wife rosalynn. and of course all of the public arrangements and public services are still being worked out. we are told of course president carter will make his way to atlanta at one point here to be remembered. after that, back to washington,

d.c., before he is laid in his final resting place. >> all right. nicole valdes in atlanta, thanks. all living former presidents are praising jimmy carter's lasting legacy this morning. and jarred hill is here with their reaction. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, so much of this reaction has been focused on jimmy carter's character that we're hearing from these former presidents. president-elect trump posted on truth social what while he disagreed with his politics, he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all americans. for that we will owe him a debt of gratitude. the obamas said the baptist church will be quieter on sundays but he will never be far away, buried alongside rosalynn, his wife, next to a willow tree down the road. remember, carter taught sunday school at his church well into his 90s. the bushes said that mr. carter was a man of deeply held convictions adding his efforts to leave behind a better world didn't end with the presidency. the clintons said guided by his

faith president carter lived to serve others until the very end. world leaders are also weighing in noting that jimmy carter's humility and dedication to service, as well. michael? >> all right. jarred hill, thank you. we've been talking about it all morning. jimmy and rosalynn carter had a love story for the ages. they were married for 77 years, the longest of any first couple in american history. mr. carter reflected on their life together in the "cbs mornings" series "note to self." >> one of the greatest sources of happiness will be your wife, rosalynn, and the growing family that we're becoming. stay close to all of them. bring them together whenever possible, and provide them the same help and support that your own parents gave to you. >> we'll be right back. we'll b.

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