Joe Biden may have been the first U.S. senator to endorse Jimmy Carter's presidential bid. But that doesn't mean they always saw eye-to-eye.

UPDATED, with details on National Day of Mourning: President Joe Biden has ordered all U.S. flags on federal public buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff for the next 30 days to honor Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100. Biden also set January 9 as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States.

President Joe Biden praised his 'dear friend' Jimmy Carter after the former president died at the age of 100 at his Georgia home on Sunday.

After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and King Charles paid tribute to the former president with heartfelt statements.

Gov. Jimmy Carter got from an elected official outside of Georgia came from a young Sen. Joe Biden. Why it matters: Biden and Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, saw in each other a kindred spirit and political ally,

When President Joe Biden addressed the nation Sunday night to reflect on the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, he started by saying he lost a "dear friend."

President Joe Biden, President-Elect Donald Trump and more high-profile elected officials on Sunday paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, who died earlier in the day at age 100. Biden said the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and that he lost a dear friend.

"Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well.

Back in March 2023, President Joe Biden shared that former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy when he passes away.

President Joe Biden ’s suggestion that President-elect Donald Trump could learn “decency” from former president Jimmy Carter led to outrage and a meltdown on Fox News ’ Outnumbered on Monday. “It’s a shame and it’s embarrassing for Joe Biden,” Tammy Bruce, a Fox News contributor, said during the segment.

Jimmy Carter lived the longest of any U.S. president at 100. Here are the other longest-living presidents, including Donald Trump and Joe Biden.