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(Front row) Former US president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter and (back row) Jill Biden, wife of former vice president Joe Biden, and former vice president Al Gore attend a funeral service for former US president George H. W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter attends the funeral service for former US president George H. W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L)), Chairman of the Council, observing Nicaragua's upcoming elections, and his wife Rosalynn Carter (R) pose in August 1989 with Nicaraguan Violeta Chamorro in Managua. (Photo by Paolo BOSIO / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAOLO BOSIO/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter arrive for the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump at the US Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald J. Trump will become the 45th president of the United States today. (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn Carter arrive on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Former President Jimmy Carter sits in the stands in the fourth inning between the Atlanta Braves and the Detroit Tigers at Turner Field on October 2, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

Former President Jimmy Carter attends "Countdown To Zero: Defeating Disease" preview press conference at American Museum of Natural History on January 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) speaks while campaigning for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State Sen. Jason Carter (L) as his grandmother former first lady Rosalynn Carter looks on at Emmanuel Christian Community Church on October 27, 2014 in Columbus, Georgia. Jason Carter is running against the Republican incumbent Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter (R) listens to Shaul Goldshtein, head of the Gush Etzion municipality, as he visits the Jewish settlement of Neve Daniel in the occupied West Bank on June 14, 2009. Israel is headed for a clash with main ally the United States over the issue of Jewish settlements, former US president Jimmy Carter said in an interview with the liberal Haaretz newspaper. AFP PHOTO/YEHUDA RAIZNER (Photo credit should read YEHUDA RAIZNER/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter (R) meets with Noam Shalit, the father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, at a hotel in east Jerusalem on June 12, 2009. Gilad, 19, was captured by Palestinian militants in a June 25, 2007 cross-border raid by Gaza militants and has since been held captive by Hamas. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (R) and former first lady Rosalynn Carter walk on stage during day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 25, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The DNC, where U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president, starts today and finishes August 28th. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) talks with Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter during a meeting in New Delhi, 27 October 2006. Carter is in India for a two-day visits to attend the Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter partnership award for campus-community collaboration. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter addresses the funeral for Coretta Scott King before US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush 07 February 2006 at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA. Civil rights "first lady" Coretta Scott King was given a fond farewell with soulful hymns and lively prayers at a funeral attended by four US presidents. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ric FELD (Photo credit should read RIC FELD/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US presidents Bill Clinton (2nd L), George H.W. Bush (R) and Jimmy Carter (2nd R), and current President George W. Bush (L) arrive for the dedication and opening of the William J. Clinton Center and Park in Little Rock, Arkansas, 18 November 2004. The 165 million USD glass and steel structure houses artifacts and documents gathered during Bill Clinton's eight years in the White House. AFP PHOTO/Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President and Nobel Prize for Peace winner Jimmy Carter takes part in the building of houses for "Habitat for Humanity International" ONG 25 October, 2004 in Puebla, 110 km west of Mexico City. US President George W. Bush "has been adroit" at exploiting the suffering caused by the September 11 attacks, his predecessor Jimmy Carter said in an interview with the Guardian published Monday. AFP PHOTO/Ronaldo SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter answers a question during a press conference 17 August, 2004 in Caracas. Venezuelan authorities will conduct a random audit of the recall referendum, Carter announced Tuesday, adding however he had no reason to doubt the vote won by President Hugo Chavez. Carter said he and the OAS had suggested the move in order to ease concerns voiced by the opposition. AFP PHOTO/Andrew ALVAREZ (Photo by ANDREW ALVAREZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter answers questions during a joint press conference held with the head of the Organization of American States, Cesar Gaviria, 16 August 2004 in Caracas, Venezuela. Carter backed official results showing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday's recall referendum and urging Venezuelans to accept the disputed outcome of the vote, he added the information gathered by an electoral team he led "coincides with the partial results announced this morning by the National Electoral Council". The opposition denounced as fraudulent the official result, which gives 58 percent of the vote to Chavez. AFP PHOTO/Juan BARRETO (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize December 10, 2002 in Oslo, Norway. Carter was recognized for many years of public service and urged others to work for peace during his acceptance speech. (Photo by Arne Knudsen/Getty Images)

Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US president Jimmy Carter signs the guestbook in the Nobel Institute in Oslo, 09 December 2002, next to his wife Rosalynn. In the background are members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. From left: Geir Lundestad, bishop Gunnar Staalsett, Sissel Roenbeck, chairman Gunnar Berge, and Inger-Marie Ytterhorn. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter wanders through the crowd shaking hands and receiving hugs after a press conference where he talked about receiving the Noble Peace Prize 11 October, 2002 in Plains, Georgia. A commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering was not only a guiding principle of his single, four-year term as 39th president of the United States, but the cornerstone of The Carter Center he founded 20 years ago to pursue his vision of world diplomacy.AFP PHOTO Steve SCHAEFER (Photo credit should read STEVE SCHAEFER/AFP/Getty Images)

Cuban President Fidel Castro (R) welcomes former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to the Revolution Palace on the first day of Carters' six-day visit May 12, 2002 in Havana, Cuba. Carter is the first U.S. president, in or out of office, to visit Cuba since Castro came to power in 1959. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Pool Photo/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks at a news conference, in front of a banner of The Carter Center, October 11, 2002 in Plains, Georgia. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Photo by Ken Krakow/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter walks outside of a Habitat for Humanity home September 12, 2000 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter leaves a news conference where he and Raymond V. Gilmartin, President and CEO of Merck and Co., presented a model for global health care October 8, 2002 in New York City. Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize October 11, 2002 for his efforts to promote human rights and peace mediation efforts, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee adding that his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." Carter was noted for the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter(R) and the Honorable John H. Dalton(L), Secretary of the Navy, cut a cake during ceremonies 27 April at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The ceremony marked naming a Seawolf class submarine currently under construction after Carter. AFP PHOTO Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrrives 18 July at the Monrovia headquarters of the Independent Elections Commission, a day ahead of historic presidential and legislative polls. Final preparations were being made for the first presidential and legislative elections in this west African nation in 12 years, aimed at closing the book on seven years of civil war. (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter takes a break on a stopover in Abidjan June26 on his way to Liberia at the head of a Carter Center mission to assess preparations for next month's presidential and legislative polls in the war-scarred country. Carter seen in front of portrait of the late President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Ivory Coast (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US president Jimmy Carter takes a rest 02 June during an early bicycle tour at the office of Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok in The Hague. Carter and some members of his family cycled some 25 km (16 miles) from the Noordwijk congress center through the dunes to the center of The Hague. Carter is taking part in the Inter Action Council of former heads of state and governments. (Photo credit should read ED OUDENAARDEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President George Bush (L), US President Bill Clinton (C), and former US President Jimmy Carter (R) look towards the media 27 April during kick-off ceremonies for the Presidents' Summit for America's Future at the Marcus Foster Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. The leaders helped clean up local neighborhoods as part of the effort to encourage volunteerism. AFP PHOTO Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

(From L to R), former US President Jimmy Carter, Israeli acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres,Queen Noor and King Hussein of Jordan attend the funeral of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at Jerusalem Mount Herzl military cemetery 06 November. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read MICHEL GANGNE/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter throws the first pitch to the plate before the start of game six of the World Series at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium 28 October with the Atlanta Braves facing off against the Cleveland Indians. Atlanta has a three-games-to-two advantage in the series. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

Photo taken on March 22, 1987 in Damascus shows former U.S. President Jimmy Carter leaving the Saint John Church during his trip to Syria. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Former US President Jimmy Carter holds a press conference at the American Embassy in London, UK, 27th January 1986. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

President Ronald Reagan (left) talking to former President Jimmy Carter at a meeting regarding the AWACS sale of planes to Saudi Arabia, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington DC, October 13th 1981. (Photo by Gene Forte/Consolidated News/Getty Images)

Photo taken 13 February 1980 in Washington of President Jimmy Carter speaking at nationally televised Press Conference. (FILM) (Photo credit should read GENE FORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

1980: A woman showing her support for Jimmy Carter at the1980 Democratic Convention in New York. (Photo by Luiz Alberto/Keystone Features/Getty Images)

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher giving a speech, watched by US President Jimmy Carter and his wife, on her arrival at the White House, Washington DC, December 1979. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

US President Jimmy Carter (2nd L) signs the order blocking Iranian funds in US banks, on November 14, 1979 in Washington DC, as White House Counsel Lloyd Cutler (L), Secretary of the Treasury G. William Miller (2nd R) and Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti look on. On November 04, 1979, 400 islamic students took around fifty of american diplomats who stayed at the US embassy of Tehran hostage. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Jimmy Carter (L) and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev (R) talk prior signing SALT II treaty on June 18, 1979 in Hofburg Place in Vienna, Austria during the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II) signing accord ceremony. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat (L) and US President Jimmy Carter laugh during Israeli Premier Menachem Begin' speech (R), before signing the Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement on March 26, 1979 on the north lawn of the White House, Washington DC. In 1978, Israel and Egypt sealed a historic agreement promising peace and security to people in the Middle East, the Camp David Accords. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat (c) surrounded by (l-r) Aliza Begin, Rosalyn Carter, Israeli Premier Menachem Begin, US President Jimmy Carter, Israeli Foreign minister Moshe Dayan and Israeli Defence minister Ezer Weizman as they walk 10 September 1978 in Gettysburg during the Camp David Israeli-Egyptian peace negotiations. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, minister of state in Egypt's foreign ministry is standing between Sadat and Dayan and Elyahu Rubinstein, an Israeli advisor, is standing between Dayan and Weizman. Egypt began peace initiatives with Israel in late 1977, when Sadat visited Jerusalem. A year later, with the help of Carter, terms of peace between Egypt and Israel were negotiated at Camp David. A formal treaty, signed 26 March 1979 in Washington, D.C., granted full recognition of Israel by Egypt, opened trade relations between the two countries, and limited Egyptian military buildup in the Sinai. Israel agreed to return to final portion of occupied Sinai to Egypt. (Photo credit should read /AFP/Getty Images)

American President Jimmy Carter places a wreath on the grave of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of former President Theodore Roosevelt, in Normandy, France, watched by his wife Rosalynn and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 6th January 1978. Roosevelt Jr died of a heart attack in Normandy during World War II, having taken part in the Normandy landings. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

US President Jimmy Carter (L) delivers a speech after arriving at Orly airport for an official visit to France on January 04, 1978 inside the VIP lounge in Orly, as his French counterpart Valery Giscard d'Estaing (2nd L), Us first lady Rosalynn Carter (C) and French first lady Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing (R) look on. (Photo credit should read PIERRE GUILLAUD/AFP/Getty Images)

This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) on March 25, 2009, shows Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin (R) addressing the peace treaty signing ceremony as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L) and U.S. President Jimmy Carter watch on the White House lawn on March 26, 1979 in Washington, DC. Israel and Egypt will mark 30 years since their then leaders signed the historic agreement, making Egypt the first Arab nation to recognize the Jewish State. (Photo by Ya'akov Sa'ar/GPO via Getty Images)

This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) on March 25, 2009, shows Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin (R) chatting informally with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L) and U.S. President Jimmy Carter during their peace talks on September 6, 1978 at the presidential retreat of Camp David in Maryland. Israel and Egypt will mark 30 years since their then leaders signed the historic agreement on March 26, 1979, making Egypt the first Arab nation to recognize the Jewish State. (Photo by Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)

This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) on March 25, 2009, shows Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin (R) and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L) shaking hands after signing the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty under the watch of U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the White House lawn on March 26, 1979 in Washington, DC. Israel and Egypt will mark 30 years since their then leaders signed the historic agreement, making Egypt the first Arab nation to recognize the Jewish State. (Photo by Ya'akov Sa'ar/GPO via Getty Images)

American politician Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, arrives at Winfield House for his stay during the Economic Summit, London, UK, 7th May 1977. (Photo by Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

British Prime Minister James Callaghan, (left), American statesman Jimmy Carter (centre), 39th President of the United States, and Chancellor of West Germany Helmut Schmidt, (right), outside 10 Downing Street, London. Original Publication: People Disc - HC0225 (Photo by R Jones/Getty Images)

US President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress on the Energy Crisis on April 20, 1977 in Washington DC. (Photo credit should read ARNOLD SACHS/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Jimmy Carter and Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat meet at the White House on April 04, 1977 during Sadat's visit to United States. (Photo credit should read GENE FORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

New-elected US President Jimmy Carter walks hand in hand with his wife Rosalynn Carter and his daugter Amy Carter on January 21, 1977, in Washington DC, followed by the rest of the family, during the inaugural parade. This is the first time in history that a president has not ridden towards the White House in a carriage or automobile in the grand parade to celebrate his taking the oath of office. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Jimmy Carter (3rd R) is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger on January 20, 1977 as first lady Rosalynn Carter is looking on. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

1977: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, arrives in Bonn and is greeted by the West German President Walter Scheel. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

American supporters of the Democratic Party watch television and wait for the result of the 1976 presidential elections in which Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

New-elected President Jimmy Carter gives a press conference after being elected 39th President of the United States, on November 05, 1976 in Plains, Georgia. (Photo credit should read GENE FORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

New-elected President Jimmy Carter gives a press conference after being elected 39th President of the United States, on November 05, 1976 in Plains, Georgia. (Photo credit should read GENE FORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

3rd November 1976: James Earl Carter, 39th President of the United States of America, addressing a meeting at the end of his presidential campaign. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter speaks at a podium while his brother Billy, wife Rosalynn and other family members applaud on election night, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving the final news of his victory in the national general election, November 2, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jimmy Carter delivers a speech at Democratic Party National Convention, on July 15, 1976 after being nominated Democratic Party Presidential Candidate. (Photo credit should read ARNOLD SACHS/AFP/Getty Images)

File photo dated June 1976 of Democratic candidate for the US Presidency Jimmy Carter during the Democratic National Convention in New York City. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

File photo dated June 1976 of Democratic candidate for the US Presidency Jimmy Carter during the Democratic National Convention in New York City. (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. president Jimmy Carter smiling at a podium in front of an American flag, 1970s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter speaks on stage with a 'Let Us Pull Together' banner during his national campaign, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)