Hamilton Jordan (from left), Zbigniew Brezinski and President Jimmy Carter walking away from a patio following at meeting at the White House in 1980.
The president and first lady walk into the Maranatha Baptist Church, where they attended Sunday school, in Plains, Georgia, in 1980.
In this Jan. 24, 1977, black-and-white file photo, President Carter is interviewed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 24, 1977.
Rosalyn Carter watches as Jimmy Carter shakes hands with Justice Warren Burger at the Jan. 20, 1977, presidential inauguration.
Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter talks with reporters in his home in Plains, Georgia, in 1976.
Former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter listen as Guillermo O'Donnell talks about democracy in South America in 1986.
President Gerald Ford emphasizes a point during his second debate with Jimmy Carter at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts Theater.
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale, the Democratic ticket, wave to the jubilant crowd in Madison Square Garden during the Democratic National Convention. With them are their wives, Rosalynn and Joan.
Rep. Carl Albert speaks alongside Jimmy and Amy Carter at the 1977 presidential inauguration. M. L. King Sr. stands over their shoulders.
President-elect Jimmy Carter reviews transition papers Nov. 10, 1976, at his cottage at Musgrove on St. Simons Island.
President Jimmy Carter joins Dizzy Gillespie and drummer Max Roach in singing a version of Gillespie's tune "Salt Peanuts" at the White House Jazz Concert on June 18, 1978, for the 25th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival.
Jimmy Carter gives a thumbs-up sign as he and Rosalynn give a tour of the Carter Center to Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
President Carter relaxes in a cardigan sweater in the library of the White House on Feb. 2, 1977, prior to his nationally televised "Fireside Chat" to the nation.
Former President Jimmy Carter shares a smile with his grandson, James, just before the ground-breaking for a Japanese garden at the $26 million Carter Presidential Library now under construction east of downtown Atlanta.
Jimmy Carter, center right, being sworn into the Georgia State Senate on Jan. 15, 1963.
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 90th birthday on Oct. 1, 2014. Keep clicking to see some memorable moments from his life and career. Here, Carter gives 11-month-old Maggie Shoulta a hug as she enjoys a cup of homemade ice cream during his birthday party at Maxine Reese Park on Sept. 28, 2014, in Plains, Georgia.
Back in Atlanta: The Carters arrive at Hartsfield Airport after a 16-day tour of China and Japan in 1981.
The Girl Scouts celebrate their 60th birthday with Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter. Mrs. L. Powell Gahagan, president of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah, Georgia, where Girl Scouting started, wears a 1913 Girl Scout uniform.
Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office from Justice Robert H. Jordan. Photo taken Jan. 12, 1971.
President Jimmy Carter congratulates Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd after his performance on the fiddle at a Democratic National Committee gala on Sep. 2, 1979.
Jimmy Carter is pictured at 6 months old with his mother, Lillian, in Plains, Georgia, in March 1925.
Former U.S. presidents Gerald Ford, left, and Jimmy Carter share a private moment during a symposium on "New Weapons Technologies and Soviet-American Relations" at the University of Michigan in this Nov. 14, 1984, photo in Dearborn, Mich.
Carter and aides in Oval Office on the eve of Ronald Reagan's inaguration, awaiting news of the hostages in Tehran.
Atlanta Journal front page of Nov. 3, 1976.
Former President Jimmy Carter poses for a portrait.
