Good evening. I'm Ali Rogan. John Yang is away. We begin with breaking news tonight as we learn that

former President Jimmy Carter has died. The 100-year-old, known for his humble beginnings and unlikely

road to the White House, served from January 1977 to January 1981. History shaped Carter's

one term in office, including an economic recession, the Iran hostage

crisis, and the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.

Carter was this country's longest living former president, and he died today at his home

in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family. Special correspondent Judy Woodruff looks back at his

towering life. In December of 1974, there was a major headline on the editorial page of the

Atlanta Constitution that said Jimmy Carter is running for what? And the what would not listen to that.

He was seemingly the longest of long shots when he

jumped into the 1976 presidential race but jimmy carter wound up celebrating on election night i pray

that i can live up to your confidence and never disappoint you it was the pinnacle of a wide-ranging life that began in 1924 in Plains, Georgia.

James Earl Carter was born to Lillian, a nurse, and Earl, a peanut farmer.

After a Depression-era upbringing, he finished the U.S. Naval Academy and married hometown

sweetheart, Rosalind Smith.

In time, the newly-minute officer rose to the rank of lieutenant in the nuclear submarine

service.

But he cut short his Navy career after his father's death in 1953, so he could return to Georgia

to try to revive the family's struggling peanut farm.

We've always worked for a living. We know what it means to work.

Within a few years, politics beckoned, and Jimmy Carter began his assent, winning election as a state senator, and then in 1970, governor.

Congratulations, Joe.

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