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circa 1980: Portrait of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth President of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981. Carter oversaw the Panama Treaty and the Camp David Agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1979. His administration also was faced with the Iranian hostage crisis, failing in negotiations to release the 52 American hostages. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1980:  Portrait of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth President of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981. Carter oversaw the Panama Treaty and the Camp David Agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1979. His administration also was faced with the Iranian hostage crisis, failing in negotiations to release the 52 American hostages.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Democrat Jimmy Carter is sworn in by chief justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the United States while first lady Rosalynn looks on, Washington DC, January 20, 1977. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Democrat Jimmy Carter is sworn in by chief justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the United States while first lady Rosalynn looks on, Washington DC, January 20, 1977. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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File photo dated June 1976 of Democratic candidate for the US Presidency Jimmy Carter during the Democratic National Convention in New York City. (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

File photo dated June 1976 of Democratic candidate for the US Presidency Jimmy Carter during the Democratic National Convention in New York City.        (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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3rd November 1976: James Earl Carter, 39th President of the United States of America, addressing a meeting at the end of his presidential campaign. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

3rd November 1976:  James Earl Carter, 39th President of the United States of America, addressing a meeting at the end of his presidential campaign.  (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 3: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter receives delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords on February 3, 2016 in London. The lecture, entitled Final Days of the Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Eradication, was delivered by President Carter on behalf of The Carter Centre. (Photo by Eddie Mullholland-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 3: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter receives delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords on February 3, 2016 in London. The lecture, entitled Final Days of the Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Eradication, was delivered by President Carter on behalf of The Carter Centre. (Photo by Eddie Mullholland-WPA Pool/Getty Images)