D: Jimmy Carter passed the century mark today, the first president to do so, with Joe Biden and other former presidents honoring the Nobel Prize winner and human rights advocate. On his 100th birthday,

Jimmy Carter is the first American president to reach 100. Locals in his hometown of Plains, Ga., are excited to celebrate the man they know as “Mr. Jimmy.”

"He is emotionally engaged and still having experiences and laughing, loving," Carter's grandson Jason told PEOPLE in September