One of the world’s most complex regions hosted the humble Southerner’s biggest triumph and most stinging defeat, as seen on front pages of The Washington Post.

As we celebrate the life this week of America’s 39th president, let’s pause a moment to recall the man he vanquished: Gerald Ford.

A horse-drawn caisson will take President Jimmy Carter’s remains from a hearse to lie in state at the Capitol from the United States Navy Memorial tomorrow. Carter, died Dec. 29, 2024, at his home in Plains,

Jimmy Carter: A Life, features Joe Donahue's archival interviews with President Carter, Walter Mondale, historians Kai Bird and Jonathan Alter, and more.

The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.

It was Carter who called for that boycott — a Cold War power play intended to express America’s disdain for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In his 1980 State of the Union Address, Carter said the invasion “could pose the most serious threat to world peace since the second World War.”

The decision to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics deprived hundreds of athletes of their once-in-a-lifetime chance at glory, a choice that weighed on

My earliest memories of anything related to the presidency are yellow ribbons tied around trees. The ribbons signified the hope that 53 Americans who had been taken hostage in Iran […]

James “Jimmy” Carter, the peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, who became the 39th president of the United States and later redefined the role of an ex-president through decades of humanitarian

During his re-election bid, America soundly rejected Carter’s vision in the hopes of securing lower inflation rates and cheaper energy prices. (He had chastised Americans regarding consumption, championed electric vehicles,

The politician, who died on Dec. 29 at 100, will be honored with funeral proceedings spanning several days Megan Varner/Getty;Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP The world is saying goodbye to Jimmy Carter.

The official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will take place on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C., following days of services and ceremonies to honor the 39th President. President Joe ...