The little-known former Georgia governor tied for 12th in early polling, but he had the right plan to win the 1976 presidential primary.
Jimmy Carter wrote many of his books at a log cabin in the north Georgia mountains, where he fished, hiked and was known to the locals as 'a regular guy.'
President Jimmy Carter is remembered as a voice for democracy through election monitoring efforts both globally and within the United States.
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.
From Plains, Georgia to Washington D.C ... through my cheek to keep from laughing, but Carter characteristically voiced very strong confidence that he would be running.” When Carter entered the Democratic Party presidential primaries in 1976, he was ...
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.
Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.
Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter waves to a crowd gathered in Atlanta, Dec. 12, 1974, where he announced that he is a Democratic candidate for the presidency ... smiles as Soviet President and Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev, center, jokes around him outside ...
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 son of man did not come to be served but to serve, and Jimmy Carter did his very best to live according to the calling of his Lord and Savior,’ said U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
This article was originally published in the Jan. 17, 2007 issue of Flagpole, around the time UGA held a conference reassessing the Carter presidency. Jimmy Carter belongs to the world, but most Georgians have their own memories of him,