The former US President Jimmy Carter - who came to politics after a successful career as a peanut farmer – is credited with bringing peace between Egypt and Israel for which he received a Nobel prize. We hear from those who worked with him and those who prepared catfish suppers for the late president. Also in the programme: Agony and anger in South Korea over the country’s worst plane crash. (Photo: Former President Carter holding peanuts in a field. Credit: Jimmy Carter Library/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Hello, and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
We're coming to you live from our studio in London.
I'm Lise doucet.
In about 10 minutes, we'll hear from our correspondent reporting from the scene of Sunday's terrible plane crash in South Korea.
And in half an hour, we look ahead to what maybe in the news in 2025.
That's, of course, if our correspondence predictive powers are strong, including my own.
But first, to the tributes that are pouring in today for Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who rose to become one of the world's most powerful men, the former US President, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who dedicated his entire life to the fight for democracy and human human rights.
His death at the age of 100 has led many around the world and in his own hometown to reflect on his life and legacy.
President Joe Biden has led the tributes, calling President Carter an extraordinary leader, a statesman and humanitarian.
Jimmy Carter lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds.
Just look at his life, his life's work.
He, he worked to eradicate disease, not just at home, but around the world.
He forged peace, advanced civil rights, human rights, promoted free and fair elections around the world.
He built housing and homeless for the homeless with his own hands.
And his compassion and moral clarity lifted people up and changed lives and saved lives all over the globe.
Joe Biden.
Well, in this program, we'll hear from several people who cross paths with him in different walks of life, someone who served him cat fish in his hometown in Plains, Georgia, someone who saw his skill during the difficult Camp David peace talks between Israel and Egypt.
We'll also hear about his own efforts to help build those affordable homes and the importance of music in his life.
But first, the BBC's Jim Nocatee takes a look back at an extraordinary life.