Jimmy Carter's presidency, life remembered

Longest-lived US president who died at 100 regarded normalizing relations with China as one of his greatest legacies

Jimmy Carter, former United States president and Nobel Peace laureate who regarded normalizing US relations with China as one of his greatest feats, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday. He was 100.

The longest-lived US president is survived by his children Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Rosalynn and one grandchild.

"My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love," said Chip Carter.