US | Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter Will Remain in Hospital He cancels scheduled book signings By Nick McMaster Posted Sep 29, 2010 2:45 PM CDT Copied Former President Jimmy Carter particpates in his 28th annual town hall meeting at Emory University on September 16, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images) Jimmy Carter will stay in the hospital a second night for observation. Carter, who is promoting his book White House Diary, canceled all events scheduled for today. He was hospitalized yesterday after developing an upset stomach during a flight to Cleveland. A woman who saw him tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he was up and about and talking to people in the hospital. He turns 86 on Friday. Read These Next For first time, SCOTUS is asked to overturn gay marriage ruling. It's a survival story fit for a sea shanty. Got grandkids? You may want to set up a secret code with them. White House plans sweeping checks of Smithsonian exhibits. Report an error