In Photos: A look back at the life of President Jimmy Carter

Gov. Jimmy Carter, holding daughter Amy, and Rosalynn Carter, right, listen while Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox makes his acceptance speech, Jan. 12, 1971, Atlanta, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter, left, talks and President Gerald Ford, right, listens during the third presidential debate at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, Oct. 22, 1976.

Chief Justice Warren Burger administers the oath of office to Jimmy Carter (R) as the 39th President of the United Sates, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 1977.

President Jimmy Carter, left, is dwarfed by a turbo generator at the Westinghouse Corp. plant, east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jan. 30, 1977 where he went to emphasize the serious fuel shortage.

President Jimmy Carter, the Shah of Iran, Empress Farah and Mrs. Roslynn Carter on the balcony at the White House in Washington, Nov. 15, 1977.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter, right, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are photographed with French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, at Buckingham Palace in London, May 1977.

President Jimmy Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping hold hands outside the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 30, 1979.

(from left to right) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands on the north lawn of the White House in Washington, after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, March 26, 1979.

President Jimmy Carter bows his head during a Prayer Service at Washington Cathedral, Nov. 15, 1979, for the American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Six Americans who escaped from Iran with the help of the Canadian government meet with President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office in Washington, Feb. 1, 1980.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for taking American hostages, at the White House, Washington, D.C., April 7, 1980.

President Jimmy Carter uses an Indian quill pen to sign H.R.7919 the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 at a ceremony at the White House, Oct. 10, 1980.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter and California Governor Ronald Reagan during a U.S. presidential election debate in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1980.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Jan. 21, 1981, in Wiesbaden, Germany, arrives at the U.S. Air Force hospital here to greet the hostage released by Iran after 445 days of captivity.

After seven hours of talks at the Bosnian Serb headquarters in Pale, Bosnia, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, Bosnia Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, left, and Bosnian Serb army Commander Ratko Mladic, right, signed a declaration proposing a four-month ceasefire in the Bosnian war, Dec. 19, 1994. 

Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, Sept. 22, 2009.

FILE - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks with a polling official at a polling station outside Juba, southern Sudan, April 13, 2010. Carter's organization, the Carter Center, deployed a team of observers for the elections. Widespread problems with voting prompted Sudanese authorities to extend the voting period from three to five days. 

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) talk during a meeting in Havana, March 30, 2011. The woman in the center is a translator.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, left, looks on as former President Jimmy Carter and grandson Errol, 4, look at a birthday cake during his 90th birthday celebration held at Georgia Southwestern University, Oct. 4, 2014, in Americus, Georgia.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter speaks during a campaign stop as his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn, left, look on, Oct. 27, 2014, in Columbus.

Former President Barack Obama, speaks as fellow former Presidents, from left, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton look on during a hurricanes relief concert in College Station, Texas, Oct. 21, 2017.

Former President Jimmy Carter holds hands with his wife Rosalynn Carter as they work with other volunteers for Habitat for Humanity in Mishawaka, Indiana, Aug. 27, 2018. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune)

Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter pose for a photo with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the home of the Carter's in Plains, Georgia, April 30, 2021.

Amy Carter, left, raises her glass during a toast to her parents former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary, July 10, 2021, in Plains, Georgia.