Jimmy Carter, the 39th President, is remembered for his integrity and dedication to humanity.

Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, has died at the age of 100. He served as president for just one term. But he will be remembered for his decades of humanitarian work.

Those who know him Both opponents and supporters They all described him as a person of integrity. Whatever his shortcomings as president,

“When we look at Jimmy Carter’s entire life, it’s a remarkable American story,” Douglas Brinkley, author of The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House, told Fox News Digital.

“He grew up without electricity. He went to work in… Navy He became President of the United States at the height of the Cold War. and received a Nobel Prize for his post-presidential tenure,” Brinkley said. “All this time His ambitious humanity was focused on trying to make life better and just for everyone he came in contact with.”

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FILE: Former President Jimmy Carter before the game between the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Carter is a peanut farmer and one-term former governor of Georgia. Overcame obstacles and was elected president in 1977.

“No one thought Carter could win the Democratic nomination. But Carter has a unique bulldog tenacity (and) perseverance,” Brinkley said.

American politician Jimmy Carter smiles and waves to the auditorium at the close of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, where Carter is confirmed as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Crate It was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on July 15, 1976. Later that year, the former governor of Georgia won the 1976 United States presidential election. (Archive Images/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

His campaign has confused Democrats. Because Carter was very religious and ran to the right of his Republican opponent, Gerald Ford. on some social issues As a Washington outsider Carter’s agricultural background and accent made him a favorite in the South.

He took office at the time of Watergate. Vietnam War And deflation left the country in a sour mood. In Washington, his populist campaign inevitably clashed with Democrats who had never embraced Carter.

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“He never had full control of his own Democratic Party. Ted’s Liberals Kennedy did not like Carter. And the Cold War hawks Scoop Jackson didn’t like him,” Brinkley said. “So he kind of had an island to himself as president.”

Carter’s foreign policy victories included brokering peace in the Middle East with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem. Israel’s Begin was at the negotiating table for nearly two weeks in 1978. At home, Carter deregulated certain airline, railroad, and trucking industries. and established the departments of Education and Energy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Jimmy Carter signs the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, November 9, 1977. (Humming Pictures/International Picture Group)

Carter designated millions of acres in Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges. And he appointed a record number of women and non-whites to federal positions. He also built on Nixon’s opening to China. and move Latin America from dictatorship to democracy.

But his presidency has also been marked by double-digit inflation, a long oil pipeline, and a 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His worst moment came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue last month. April 1980 helped ensure his landslide defeat.

FILE: Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the crowd gathered for the 28th annual Town Hall at Emory University on September 16, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Carter was also handicapped by his – as Brinkley put it – “lack of communication.” Brinkley said that oratory was not his strong suit.

In 1979, Carter gave his famous speech, A “crisis of confidence”, which he lamented that the United States which was once a nation “Proud of hard work strong family close community and our faith in God” has descended from “self” – carelessness and consumption”

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“Human identity is no longer determined by what we do. But by what people own But we discovered that owning things and consuming things doesn’t satisfy our desires in a meaningful way,” Carter said. “We have learned that collecting things is It cannot fill the void of life in which there is no confidence or purpose.”

Craig Shirley, a Reagan biographer and historian, recalls watching the speech while working for the senator on Capitol Hill.

“I remember watching it that Sunday night. And for the first time in my life, I felt afraid as an American. The words sounded very depressing. It was very depressing,” Shirley said. “The president should tell the American people the truth. But it also appeals to the hopes and aspirations of the American people. It is not their worst feelings or desires.”

President Jimmy Carter and Republican nominee Ronald Reagan Shaking hands before a panel discussion on stage at Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Carter ultimately served a tumultuous one term and lost to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.

Whatever the shortcomings of his presidency, Carter may be most fondly remembered for the decades he spent behind the presidency advocating for democracy, public health and human rights. Via the Carter Center

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Center, which Carter opened with Rosalynn. His wife in 1982 pioneered election observation. It has tracked at least 113 elections in Africa, Latin America and Asia since 1989 in the most widely praised public health effort yet. The organization recently announced This is the result of only 14 human cases of Guinea worm disease reported throughout 2021, the result of a multi-year public health campaign to improve access to safe drinking water in Africa. Carter’s work with the center has Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

President Michel Haiti’s Martelly (2L) and former President Jimmy US Carter (center) visits a housing project on November 8, 2011 in Leogén (33 km south of Port-au-Prince), which was built by the Carter Foundation at a cost of $500. Families of victims of the last earthquake. On January 12, 2010 in Port-au-Prince. (Thony Belizere/AFP via Getty Images)

For his humanitarian work, Shirley argued that Carter will be remembered as “One of the best former presidents of the 20th century”

“Carter is not for publicity stunts. He really threw himself into his charity work. And have done so for many years,” Shirley said.

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“We will remember him kindly. He was a great former president with what he did with the Carter Center and initiatives across the country. His writing is outstanding. (as well as) his charity work. So he goes down in history as an exceptionally good former president.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.