Jimmy Carter Celebrates 90th Birthday

Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Former President Jimmy Carter, the second-oldest of the living U.S. presidents, turned 90 on Wednesday, blowing out the candles on his cake.

President Obama tweeted out birthday wishes for Carter from the White House Twitter account. The message is signed “-bo,” indicating that Obama wrote the tweet himself.

 

Happy 90th Birthday, President Carter! Michelle and I send our best wishes to you and Rosalynn. -bo pic.twitter.com/Du99I0S524

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 1, 2014

 

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, also tweeted a birthday message for the former president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

 

Happy 90th birthday to President & Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter! pic.twitter.com/oSIrjDKx6k

— Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) October 1, 2014

 

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library posted a photo of the ex-president blowing out the candles on its Facebook page.

 

 

 

 

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