Former President Jimmy Carter was seen enjoying a Peanuts Festival in his hometown ahead of his 99th birthday Saturday, in a rare public appearance since he entered hospice care earlier this year.
The 39th president joined the parade on Saturday, rolling through the Plains, Georgia, festival in the back of a black SUV with wife and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, shows.
The Carter Center re-shared the clip on the social platform, writing: “What a beautiful day for President & Mrs. Carter to enjoy a trip through the Peanut Plains Festival! And just a week before he turns 99. We bet peanut butter ice cream is on the menu for lunch!”
The longest-living president’s appearance was well received, with many commenting to “bless” the couple and saying how “beautiful” it was to see them.
Carter, who will turn 99 on October 1, entered hospice care in February.
The 39th president joined the parade on Saturday, rolling through the festival in the back of a black SUV with wife and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.Twitter/@erikka2ks08
The Carter Center reshared the video on the social platform, writing: “What a beautiful day for President & Mrs. Carter to enjoy a trip through the Peanut Plains Festival! And just a week before he turns 99. We bet peanut butter ice cream is on the menu for lunch!” Twitter/@erikka2ks08
He announced that he will remain in hospice care and will spend his “remaining time at home with his family.”
He decided to forgo further treatment and spend the rest of his life in the home he owned when he was first elected to the state Senate in 1962.
Shortly after his health scare, as the country prepared to lose another president, his wife, 96, was diagnosed with dementia.
Carter’s grandson Josh told People last month that his grandparents “always” had “someone at home” to keep them company.
Their other grandson, Jason, said the family was worried they would lose Carter soon after he entered hospice care, but he now believes his grandfather will make it to his 99th birthday.
Throughout his life, Carter has been an advocate for the peanut industry, in the evenings planting peanuts in the White House Rose Garden while he was in office, according to the Peanut Institute. Library of Congress
Carter, who will turn 99 on October 1, entered hospice care in February. He announced that he would spend “the rest of his time at home with his family.” In May, his wife Rosalynn, 96, was diagnosed with dementia. AP
In the interview, she also said Carter enjoys peanut butter ice cream.
Throughout his life, Carter has been a big supporter of the peanut industry, planting peanuts in the evenings in the White House Rose Garden while he was in office, according to the Peanut Institute.
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