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My life since the White House has been much more all-encompassing, much more enjoyable. The main thing that I've acquired has been access to the poorest and most destitute, forgotten, and suffering people on Earth. It's not possible for a President to actually know them.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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