Jimmy Carter

President reveals he visited his Democratic predecessor, who is receiving hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia.

Carter’s endorsement came in the form of a video played at the Democratic national convention, in which he described Biden as his “first and most effective” Senate supporter. Republican challenger Ronald Reagan defeated Carter in 1980 at the end of his lone term, during the Iran hostage crisis. He underwent treatment, and his cancer was declared to be in remission by the end of that year. He was diagnosed in 2015 with skin cancer that had spread to his liver and brain. Carter’s reported request for Biden, 80, to deliver his eulogy came after the two politicians have spent decades fostering a personal relationship. [Jimmy Carter](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jimmy-carter) – who entered home hospice care in February – has asked fellow Democratic president Joe Biden to eulogize him after he dies, Biden has revealed.

The former president has been in hospice care ​at his home since mid-February and had decided to forgo further medical treatment.

Mr. At the time, Mr. In May 2021, Mr. He also has been hospitalized in recent years after suffering a series of falls. The Carter Center said in February that "after a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. [Jimmy Carter](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-habitat-for-humanity-history-the-carter-work-project/) has asked him to deliver the eulogy at his funeral.

In remarks late Monday, President Joe Biden revealed that former President Jimmy Carter, who is in hospice care, has asked him to deliver his eulogy.

The form of metastatic melanoma was found during surgery on Carter's liver and had spread to his brain. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. [Former President Jimmy Carter doing well in hospice care, niece says](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/27/former-president-jimmy-carter-hospice-care/11359174002/) Explaining the end-of-life care over 1 million Americans choose.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/02/26/hospice-care-explained/11354561002/) [President Jimmy Carter](https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/02/18/carters-long-life-how-longevity-compares-presidents/8126321002/), who is in [hospice care](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/02/26/hospice-care-explained/11354561002/), has asked him to deliver his eulogy. [entered hospice care last month](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/18/jimmy-carter-enters-hospice-care/11292241002/), the Carter Center announced.

Carter, who is 98 years old, entered hospice care last month. "After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend ...

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President Joe Biden revealed that former President Jimmy Carter, who entered hospice care at home last month, asked him to deliver his eulogy.

In 2019, he suffered [a black eye and received stitches ](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-president-jimmy-carter-95-feels-fine-after-fall-home-n1063081)after a fall and [was later hospitalized ](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/jimmy-carter-recovering-fractured-pelvis-after-fall-n1069896)with a fractured pelvis incurred in a separate fall. He was [diagnosed with cancer in August 2015](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-president-jimmy-carter-discuss-cancer-diagnosis-n413026) — melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain — but he was later declared cancer-free. [The Carter Center](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-on-president-carters-health.html) did not provide details of the former president’s recent hospitalizations when he entered hospice care at his home in Georgia last month. [their endorsement of Biden ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFnmIkBsygI)that aired during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But they found a way to keep him going for a lot longer than they anticipated because they found a breakthrough.” “I spent time with Jimmy Carter and it’s finally caught up with him.

At a private reception for the Democratic National Committee in Rancho Santa Fe, California, Biden revealed Carter's request seemingly off the cuff when talking ...

[health challenges in recent years](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/back-jimmy-carters-health-journey-thoughts-aging/story?id=97322644). He has also survived metastatic melanoma. The Carter Center "I spent time with Jimmy Carter and it's finally caught up with him. [announced last month](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/back-jimmy-carters-health-journey-thoughts-aging/story?id=97322644) the former president had elected to spend his remaining time at home with family after several extended hospital stays. [former President Jimmy Carter](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/back-jimmy-carters-health-journey-thoughts-aging/story?id=97322644) has asked Biden to deliver his eulogy, according to pool reporters present at the closed-door event.

The president made the remarks to attendees at a fundraiser in California, after which he added, "Excuse me, I shouldn't say that." Carter, 98, has been in ...

[the former president had decided to initiate hospice care](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/1158166497/jimmy-carter-enters-hospice-care) at his home in Plains, Ga. He served as the 39th president during the turbulent late 1970s before losing reelection to Ronald Reagan in 1980. That year, Biden, who was then a senator, became the first elected official outside of Georgia to endorse Carter's run for president. Later that year, [he announced he was cancer-free](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/06/458680791/former-president-jimmy-carter-says-he-is-cancer-free). President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention," the center said. "I spent time with Jimmy Carter, and it's finally caught up with him.

ATLANTA — (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under hospice care at ...

Bush died in 2018](https://apnews.com/article/north-america-ap-top-news-houston-entertainment-politics-f234e9bf02624440ad9d99689eae69ba), fellow Republican Donald Trump attended as sitting president but the only former president to speak at Washington National Cathedral was the elder Bush's son, George W. Carter [eulogized Republican Gerald Ford](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/editorials_speeches/ford_eulogy.html), the man he defeated to win the presidency, in 2007. [Richard Nixon's funeral in 1994](https://apnews.com/article/6ae9cfb3b466c9aebe2e3ffc7fa0d9d4). senator to endorse [Carter's 1976 presidential bid](https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-georgia-state-barack-obama-794d225a2a4de24e4545bbca60095bc1), breaking from the Washington establishment that Carter — then a former one-time Georgia governor — shocked by winning the Democratic nomination. president](https://apnews.com/article/7af4a4854d1f4bfd8be8697c7ab9460a), announced Feb. [visited Carter](https://apnews.com/article/politics-georgia-health-coronavirus-voting-rights-0940cfedf2e7d58612ff58f4ca9a04f4) and his wife, Rosalynn, who is now 95, at their home in Plains, Georgia, a few months after Biden took office in 2021.

Jimmy Carter visited Manitowoc on March 31, 1976, on a presidential primary campaign stop. He spoke aboard the USS Cobia and at the Senior Center.

Henry Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_M._Jackson) of Washington — 6.43%. George Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace) of Alabama — 12.49%; and [U.S. Morris Udall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Udall) of Arizona — 35.62%; [Gov. President Jimmy Carter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter)’s decision to spend his remaining time at home with family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention brings to mind his presidential primary campaign stop in Manitowoc in 1976. The charitable nonprofit organization helps to improve the lives of people by advancing peace and health worldwide. [presidential primary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries) in Wisconsin with 36.63% of the Democratic Party vote, beating challengers [U.S. After leaving the governorship in January 1975, Carter began to work full time for the presidential nomination. Here's where to find it.](https://www.htrnews.com/story/life/2023/02/02/green-bay-road-bridge-manitowoc-county-national-register-historic-places/69849228007/) Here's what was inside.](https://www.htrnews.com/story/life/2023/03/10/surprise-package-at-mishicot-historical-museum-had-never-seen-photos/69990184007/) Following Carter’s campaign appearance, members of the Carter family visited Manitowoc over the next two days. He laid a wreath aboard the USS Cobia and spoke at the Senior Center. Here's a look back at his primary campaign stop.