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LISTEN: ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ hears from historians, political reporters and those who personally knew Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at the age of 100.

FILE - President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd while walking with his wife Rosalynn and their daughter Amy along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House following his inauguration, Jan. 20, 1977, in Washington. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)(AP/Suzanne Vlamis)

Carter sought to restore trust in government as president and went on to build a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 while making himself the most active and internationally engaged of ex-presidents.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ spoke with historians, political reporters and those who personally knew Carter as the nation mourned his death. Listen below, and get continuing coverage and at 103.5 FM.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller:

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller joined anchor Sarah Jacobs to discuss how Carter will be remembered.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller with more on the legacy Carter is leaving behind. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)
Author and historian Craig Shirley:

Craig Shirley knew and worked with the former president. He joined Jacobs to talk about Carter’s life out of office.

Author and historian Craig Shirley knew and worked with the former president. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)
Susan Allen, director of the Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution:

Susan Allen joined ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Sarah Jacobs to discuss Carter’s achievements, including being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Susan Allen, director of the Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University's Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, with more on the former president's peaceful legacy. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)
President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin:

Stewart McLaurin joined ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Sarah Jacobs to talk more about Carter’s accomplishments.

President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)
Andrew Och, author and historian:

Andrew Och knew the Carters and joined ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ anchor Linh Bui to talk about the family, as well as the extraordinary life of the former president.

Andrew Och, author and historian, knew the Carters (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ staff contributed to this report.

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Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, he worked for CBS ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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