New York Times: “There is something about former presidents departing during the holidays. The last three presidents who died all passed away between Thanksgiving and New Year’s — Gerald R. Ford died the day after Christmas in 2006, George H.W. Bush died on Nov. 30, 2018, and now Jimmy Carter died four days after Christmas.”
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