Jimmy Carter's grandson pays tribute as he reaches milestone birthday, 8 months after entering hospice
Jimmy Carter's grandson Jason Carter pays tribute on his 99th birthday Nearly eight months after first announcing he would receive hospice care, Jimmy Carter -- the oldest living former president in History -- turned 99 years old on Sunday and his grandson Jason Carter is marking the occasion by celebrating his legacy. "I think his time in the private sector and the work that he did at the Carter Center, really spending his life among the most marginalized and poorest people in the world and believing in their power to change their own lives and in the power of human rights for them and democracy for them, will be the biggest part of his legacy," the younger Carter, a former state senator and gubernatorial candidate, told ABC News. The Carter Center, founded by Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, in 1982, spreads the belief that "human rights apply to everyone" -- a mission the Carters see as "truly their life's work," according to Jas...