Late U.S. President Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy Award on Sunday—his fourth—for Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, a collection of his final Sunday school lessons in Georgia.
Carter, who passed away at 100 on December 29, reflects on love, kindness, forgiveness, and the afterlife in the audiobook, recorded at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains. Released in August 2024, just months before his death, the project also features music from Darius Rucker, Jon Batiste, LeAnn Rimes, and others.
Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson, accepted the award at a pre-gala ceremony in Los Angeles. “Having his words captured in this way for my family and for the world is truly remarkable,” he said, as many in the audience rose to honor Carter’s legacy.
Other nominees in the category included Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, and George Clinton.
Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, taught Sunday school at Maranatha for 50 years, often more than once a month. He previously won three Grammys in the Best Spoken Word Album category—for Faith: A Journey for All (2019), A Full Life: Reflections at 90 (2016), and Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis (2007).
In total, Carter received 10 Grammy nominations. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each have two Grammys.
