Carter had a lengthy post-presidency with humanitarian work across the globe, including with preventable diseases. In 2002, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to "find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.

Exclusive: They were friends before either was a figure in national politics. Joe Biden tells USA TODAY about his last meeting with Jimmy Carter.

President Joe Biden’s speech at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral will serve as one of his final public speaking appearances before leaving office.