As he turns 99, Jimmy Carter's hometown honors the former president as a global humanitarian

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More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday.

The wishes, posted in a digital mosaic created by The Carter Center, come from around the world: an Ohio family thanks the 39th US president for being an example of"how to live"; a Georgia resident recalls shaking his hand during his run for governor; a man sends best wishes from Switzerland. There are notes from Ecuador and Costa Rica, Europe and Australia and from every corner of the United States. Many thank Carter for his humanitarian service.

"He didn't look at you differently because you were a different color, and I liked that." It was that attitude, Kurland said, that helped create the culture here:"In Plains, everyone might not like each other each day, but everyone respects each other, and if you have a problem, everyone's going to help you," he said."And I think a lot of that is because President Carter has set the tone.

 

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