When Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter entered the White House in 1977, they became the first couple since John F Kennedy to raise their children in the executive mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Over the years, their family continued to grow in size, with nearly two dozen grandchildren and great-grandchildren added to the Carter clan.
“We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all,” Carter told CNN in 2015.
“So, we try to hold our family together and just enjoy the family life.”
Rosalynn passed away in November 2023. Carter became the longest-living president when he turned 98 in October 2022. He died at the age of 100 on Sunday, December 29, his son announced. An immediate cause was not given.
“It’s been awe-inspiring to watch my grandfather live out his values for all these decades,” his grandson Jason Carter told People in a previous interview. “My earliest memories are from his years in the White House, and I’ve grown up witnessing and learning from his faith and his belief in equal treatment and respect for all people.”
In February 2023, Carter entered hospice care following multiple hospital stays.
He celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1, 2024, joining his loved ones in the backyard of his home to watch a military flyover in his honor. His grandson Jason said he is also looking forward to voting for Kamala Harris in the November election.
Here’s what we know about the Carters’ children:
John William “Jack” Carter, 77, is the eldest son of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
He spent his young adult years at the Georgia Institute of Technology, but later left to join the US Navy and served during the Vietnam War.
He would eventually be discharged after he was caught smoking marijuana while stationed in Idaho, but he would later rejoin Georgia Tech and earn a degree in nuclear physics.
Like his father, Mr Carter also had a stint in US politics, winning the Democratic primary for the US Senate in Nevada in 2006, but he lost the general election to Republican John Ensign.
His top issues during the campaign were opposing the Iraq War and improving healthcare, particularly for veterans.
