Happy birthday to America's first presidential centenarian

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As Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday Tuesday, perhaps he is feeling a bit like Mark Twain, who was one of the few people in history who read his own obituary – hearing from the New York Journal in 1897 that he had died. His response to the reporter was, "I have heard on good authority that I was dead."Yet he corrected the record with the reply,"The report of my death was an exaggeration."

A quick internet search today simultaneously shows articles about a concert in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday on Oct. 1 – as well as an article announcing his death in May 2023, which is still posted.

Even the Democratic National Committee omitted Carter in a post celebrating living Democrat presidents this past year. In their "Happy President’s Day" post they included Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, but forgot about President Carter.

Yet I have heard on good authority that any reports of Carter’s death are premature. In fact, today is a day for Carter – and all of America to celebrate and commemorate.

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Regardless of whether the internet or the DNC acknowledges it, Carter is poised to make history again today. In his first milestone, he long ago became the only president of the United States to make it to