December 29, 2024 4:47 PM EST The career of Jimmy Carter, the U.S. President who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, will be remembered for many things: his peanut-farming background, his speedy rise to political fame and fall after one term, his handling — or mishandling — of the energy crisis and the Iran hostage crisis. Another achievement, from early in his career, may be less well known, but is just as worthy of remembrance.