Eat a bowl of peanut butter ice cream. Today’s Pres. Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday!

President Jimmy Carter poses with his custom guitar built by Jason Kostal at his home in Plains, GA. (Credit: Jason Kostal)

Georgia’s most famous son is 100 years old today.

In addition to reaching the century mark, James Earl Carter Jr. — or “Mr. Jimmy,” as friends and admirers call him — is the nation’s oldest living and oldest-lived president.

State Affairs salutes Jimmy Carter through a retrospective look at the Plains, Georgia peanut farmer’s life and accomplishments as the Peach State’s 76th governor, the nation’s 39th president and a world leader who brokered a peace accord between Egypt and Israel. Most important, he’s a revered humanitarian who, along with his late wife Rosalynn, built nearly 4,400 homes after his presidency.

Happy birthday, Mr. President — and enjoy a bowl of peanut butter ice cream!

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