The little-known former Georgia governor tied for 12th in early polling, but he had the right plan to win the 1976 presidential primary.
The coffin of former President Jimmy Carter was transported on a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol Rotunda, where Vice President Kamala Harris said his works “speak for him louder than any tribute we can offer.
Georgia politicians, leaders and activists are voicing their admiration for the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.
Mr. Carter witnessed a shift from what had been a solidly Democratic South to one that Republicans, supported by white voters and particularly evangelicals, came to dominate.
It’s the world’s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.
The late President’s priorities were remarkably prescient, and his personal qualities offered a dismaying contrast to so much of the present state of American politics.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia. His death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care.
The peanut farmer from Georgia was a virtual unknown when he launched his long-shot 1976 presidential bid that took him from “Jimmy Who?” to his inauguration as the nation’s 39th president.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who started the Department of Education and the Department of Energy, has died at the age of 100.
The president, president-elect and longstanding lawmakers were among those to offer condolences after hearing of Carter’s death.
The body of President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Washington, D.C. Tuesday as the nation prepares for the official state funeral for the former Commander-in-Chief.