What if, instead of losing to Ronald Reagan in 1980, Carter, who turned 100 on Tuesday, had secured a second term as president?
There will be a flyover of jets in his hometown on Tuesday, and 100 people will have naturalisation ceremonies in his honour.
The Georgia Democrat and 39th president was born on October 1 1924 in Plains, where he has lived more than 80 of his 100 years.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is set to celebrate his 100th birthday on October ... Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is the longest-living president in U.S.