Local Tallahassee Democrats gathered Thursday night at Lake Ella to remember former President Jimmy Carter. The local Democratic party organized the event to commemorate the 39th president’s life and legacy.

Jimmy Carter was in office from 1977 until 1981, but it was his life outside the White House that has continued to speak volumes

Jason Carter, late President Jimmy Carter's grandson, reminisced about Carter's political and social life which encapsulated decades of hard work.

Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, memorialized his grandfather with a blend of personal touches and humor, recognition of Jimmy Carter’s intensity and ambition,

Jason Carter remembered his grandfather as a man of God and a man of the people at his Jimmy Carter's state funeral.

During the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, his grandson, Jason, shared stories about the Carter family home in Plains, Georgia, and joked about his grandparents’ “depression era roots.”