PHOTOS: Plains celebrates Jimmy Carter's 100th Birthday

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Plains, Ga., celebrates the 100th birthday of President Jimmy Carter with a naturalization ceremony for 100 new citizens and a military flyover. A concert is also planned.

A person holds the program for a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Salvador Ochoa sits in the audience during a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 where his wife became a U.S. citizen. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

People take the oath of allegiance during a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Henry Tovar, who is from Columbia, stands and pumps his fist when his country is named during a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, where he became a U.S. citizen. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

New U.S. citizens say the Pledge Of Allegiance during a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Celso Serrano, from Cuba, receives his Certificate of Naturalization from Dr. Rhomello Saddiq, supervisory immigration services officer for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department, following a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Zahra Rupani receives her Certificate of Naturalization from Dr. Rhomello Saddiq, supervisory immigration services officer for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department, following a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Chip Carter, son of President Jimmy Carter, and his wife Becky watch a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Olivia Fields, from the Bahamas, poses for a photo after becoming a U.S. Citizen during a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

People attend a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Carlene Ford, from Jamaica, poses for a photo after becoming a U.S. Citizen during a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

F/A-18 Naval jets fly over downtown Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sherrell and Derrell Dowdell of Americus sing and conduct a rendition of Happy Birthday for President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sherrell and Derrell Dowdell of Americus cheer after singing a rendition of Happy Birthday for President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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A person holds the program for a Naturalization ceremony at Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The ceremony was held in honor of President Carter’s 100th birthday. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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