Hamilton Jordan, Carter's Right Hand, Dies at 63

Hamilton Jordan, a self-proclaimed “political animal” and campaign whiz-kid who, at age 26, ran a successful campaign for governor and, at age 31, a successful presidential campaign for Jimmy Carter, eventually becoming the president’s chief of staff and top confidant, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta. He was 63.

Mr. Jordan was surrounded by friends and family — including his son Hamilton Jr., who was able to make it from Europe to his father’s bedside — when he lost a long battle with cancer, according to a statement from the Carter Center.