You just heard on the CBS news update that former President Jimmy Carter is now in at home hospice care at 98 years old.

Carter, who was in office from 1977 to 1981, became a favorite of many households because of his friendly personality along with his underdog victory in the 1796 Presidential race when he defeated a host of higher-profile candidates with Carter only serving one term as governor of Georgia before his Presidency.

For more, we're joined on the KCBS Ring Central newsline by DAVID GREENBERG.. Presidential Historian and Professor of History and Media Studies at Rutgers University...

Photo credit:  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter smiles during a book signing event for his new book 'Faith: A Journey For All' at Barnes & Noble bookstore in Midtown Manhattan, March 26, 2018 in New York City. Carter, 93, has been a prolific author since leaving office in 1981, publishing dozens of books. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

You just heard on the CBS news update that former President Jimmy Carter is now in at home hospice care at 98 years old.
Carter, who was in office from 1977 to 1981, became a favorite of many households because of his friendly personality along with his underdog victory in the 1796 Presidential race when he defeated a host of higher-profile candidates with Carter only serving one term as governor of Georgia before his Presidency.
For more, we're joined on the KCBS Ring Central newsline by DAVID GREENBERG.. Presidential Historian and Professor of History and Media Studies at Rutgers University...
Photo credit:  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter smiles during a book signing event for his new book 'Faith: A Journey For All' at Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore in Midtown Manhattan, March 26, 2018 in New York City. Carter, 93, has been a prolific author since leaving office in 1981, publishing dozens of books. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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