Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley says Christianity is a first and foremost in Jimmy Carter's life as the 39th president enters hospice care in his hometown on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.'

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.

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on April 28, 2019. (aul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Yet I have heard on good authority that any reports of Carter’s death are premature. In fact, today is a day for Carter........

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