{"id":2384568,"date":"2024-12-29T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T00:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-bush-and-clinton-join-the-nation-in-giving-thanks-to-jimmy-carter-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T19:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T00:11:44","slug":"obama-bush-and-clinton-join-the-nation-in-giving-thanks-to-jimmy-carter-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-bush-and-clinton-join-the-nation-in-giving-thanks-to-jimmy-carter-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama, Bush, and Clinton join the nation in \u2018giving thanks\u2019 to Jimmy Carter &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-bush-and-clinton-join-the-nation-in-giving-thanks-to-jimmy-carter-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384568&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill \u2062Clinton expressed their condolences following the death of Jimmy Carter, who \u200dpassed away at the age of 100. His son, Chip Carter, and the Carter Center confirmed his death, leading to an outpouring of tributes on social media. \u200dEach of the living former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">presidents issued statements\u200c reflecting<\/a> on Carter&#8217;s \u200clegacy and contributions to the country.Obama highlighted Carter&#8217;s\u200b commitment to honesty and advocacy \u2063for the public\u2062 good, emphasizing his values of integrity and \u2064compassion. bush noted Carter&#8217;s deep convictions and his service\u2063 thru initiatives like Habitat for Humanity and The Carter Center. All three presidents joined the nation \u200bin honoring Carter&#8217;s life, reinforcing his impact \u200band dedication to public \u2064service.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Obama, Bush, and Clinton join the nation in &lsquo;giving thanks&rsquo; to Jimmy Carter<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1923477\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George W. Bush<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> all lamented the death of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3271956\/jimmy-carter-dead-former-president-dies-at-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jimmy Carter<\/a> on Sunday, who died at the age of 100.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Carter&rsquo;s death was confirmed by his son, Chip Carter, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CarterCenter\/status\/1873479018164728236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the Carter Center<\/a> on Sunday afternoon, with multiple messages on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3271980\/social-media-mourns-death-of-jimmy-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">social media pouring in shortly after<\/a>. By Sunday evening, all of the former U.S. presidents still alive had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-details-reported-on-crash-that-killed-gop-rep-jackie-walorski\/\" title=\"More Details Reported on Crash That Killed GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski\">issued statements mourning<\/a> the death of Carter, while also honoring his service to the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZHL0Nu0Tj\">https:\/\/t.co\/dZHL0Nu0Tj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1873499254309998688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth,&rdquo; Obama wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/barackobama.medium.com\/our-statement-on-the-passing-of-president-carter-055944516cc2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a statement on <em>Medium<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;And he did &mdash; advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. He believed some things were more important than reelection &mdash; things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God&rsquo;s image.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; From left, President Barack Obama, former President Jimmy Carter, first lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton wave to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington at the conclusion of a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 2013. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former President George W. Bush similarly noted how Carter was &ldquo;a man of deeply held convictions,&rdquo; and one who was loyal to both his family and his country. Bush also praised Carter for his work on both Habitat for Humanity and The Carter Center, as both &ldquo;set an example of service that will inspire Americans for generations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement by President George W. Bush. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlooc1eg68\">pic.twitter.com\/nlooc1eg68<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1873494280125505716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We join our fellow citizens in giving thanks for Jimmy Carter and in prayer for his family,&rdquo; Bush&rsquo;s statement said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &mdash; From left, former President George H.W. Bush, President-elect Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and former President Jimmy Carter, meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clinton noted how he and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, met Carter in 1975 and became &ldquo;proud, early supporters&rdquo; of his 1976 presidential campaign, and that he will &ldquo;always be proud&rdquo; of giving him and Carter&rsquo;s wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hillary&#8217;s and my statement on the passing of President Jimmy Carter: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SOgqTZUdi6\">pic.twitter.com\/SOgqTZUdi6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillClinton\/status\/1873488307595985007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From his commitment to civil rights as a state senator and governor of Georgia; to his efforts as President to protect our natural resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, make energy conservation a national priority, return the Panama Canal to Panama, and secure peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David; to his post-Presidential efforts at the Carter Center supporting honest elections, advancing peace, combating disease, and promoting democracy; to his and Rosalynn&rsquo;s devotion and hard work at Habitat for Humanity &mdash; he worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world,&rdquo; the Clintons&rsquo; statement said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; President George W. Bush, left to right, former President Bill Clinton, former President George H.W. Bush, and former President Jimmy Carter walk from the William J. Clinton Presidential Center to the podium during opening ceremonies in Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 18, 2004. (AP Photo\/Ric Feld, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3271983\/trump-expresses-gratitude-for-jimmy-carter-after-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump commemorated Carter&rsquo;s death<\/a> with a statement of his own, noting how Carter did &ldquo;everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans&rdquo; during his time as the 39th president. He added that the nation owes him &ldquo;a debt of gratitude&rdquo; for his service.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3271998\/biden-family-honors-jimmy-carters-moral-clarity-following-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Joe Biden<\/a>, in a joint statement with his wife, first lady Jill Biden, wrote that Carter &ldquo;saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe.&rdquo; The president also announced that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-honors-jimmy-carters-moral-clarity-following-his-death-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden family honors Jimmy Carter\u2019s \u2018moral clarity\u2019 following his death - Washington Examiner\">official state funeral<\/a> will be held for Carter in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1923477\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1923477\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama, Bush, and Clinton honor Jimmy Carter&#8217;s legacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2384570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Obama-Bush-Carter-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4589,5855,35907,5315],"class_list":["post-2384568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bush","tag-clinton","tag-jimmy-carter","tag-obama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Obama-Bush-Carter-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384568"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384572,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384568\/revisions\/2384572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}