(Clark, Caitlin, et al. “How Will We Remember Jimmy Carter?” Artsci.tamu.edu , 9 Mar. 2023, artsci.tamu.edu/news/2023/03/how-will-we-remember-jimmy-carter.html ) Jimmy Carter, our former 39th president and Nobel Prize laureate, passed away on December 29th, 2024, surrounded by his family in Plains, Georgia. He had made many major accomplishments throughout his lifetime. Although his efforts as president were largely overshadowed by political circumstances, inflation, and fore

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