Praise Pours in as Carter Opts for Hospice Care in His Remaining Days

Mr. Carter served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center.

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President Carter waves from the roof of his car along the parade route through Bardstown, Kentucky in 1979. AP/Bob Daugherty, file

Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of President Carter’s legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care.

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