Former President Jimmy Carter turned 98 years old on Saturday and remains the oldest living former president.
Born in 1924, the 39th president of the United States is just two years shy of reaching the 100-year-old milestone.
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Along with being the oldest living president, Carter is also the longest-lived.
The late George H. W. Bush, the 41st president, held both titles before dying at 94 years old in 2018.
In 2002, Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”
Carter’s wife, Rosalynn, celebrated her 95th birthday in August. She is the second-longest-lived former first lady, behind only Bess Truman, who died at 97 years old.
The couple also celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary in July. The two are the longest-married presidential couple of all time. They originally married on July 7, 1946.
Over the course of President Joe Biden’s term, he’s drawn several comparisons to Carter. As his administration weathers foreign policy disasters and a dwindling economy, critics are zeroing in on the comparison.
The chaotic withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in 2021 caused many to recall Carter’s Iranian hostage crisis.
Now, as inflationary pressure mounts, the resemblance is strengthened. Inflation soared to 9.1% in July, its highest level since Carter’s presidency. Under Carter, inflation reached 14.6%. Some analysts say this led to his unequivocal defeat in the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan.
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Analysts predict that inflation will similarly be front and center ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
