Jan 04 WATCH: Funeral service for Jimmy Carter held at Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Kate Payne, Associated Press Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 6:53 Jimmy Carter’s work promoting global public health remembered as core piece of his legacy By William Brangham, Ian Couzens President Jimmy Carter channeled his work on the world stage through his non-profit Carter Center for more than four decades after leaving the White House. One of his key achievements was the near-eradication of Guinea worm disease that once affected… Continue watching
Jan 01 The notable lives we lost in 2024 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, actress Maggie Smith and hall-of-fame baseball player Willie Mays are among some of the notable people who died this year… Continue reading
Jan 01 Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Continue reading
Dec 31 Jimmy Carter mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world By Russ Bynum, Sharon Johnson, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world. Continue reading
Dec 30 What we know about Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy legacy By Ray Takeyh, Gideon Weiss, Council on Foreign Relations Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away this week at the age of one-hundred, leaves behind a rich and at times confounding foreign policy legacy that eludes any simplistic narrative. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 2:52 Jimmy Carter remembered as humanitarian and statesman By Laura Barrón-López, Jonah Anderson Former President Jimmy Carter is being remembered as a humanitarian and statesman, more than 40 years after leaving the White House. The 39th president, who died Sunday at 100, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week before… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 10:15 A look at Carter’s accomplishments as president and his legacy as a human rights champion By Nick Schifrin, Judy Woodruff, Ian Couzens The world is remembering former President Jimmy Carter after he passed away at age 100. To discuss his life and legacy, Nick Schifrin spoke with Judy Woodruff, who has covered the Carters for more than 50 years; James Fallows, Carter’s… Continue watching
Dec 30 After his presidency, Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease top mission By Russ Bynum, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Carter tried to rid the world of Guinea worm, which infects people who drink unclean water tainted with larva. Continue reading
Dec 30 WATCH: Jimmy Carter was ‘a remarkable leader,’ Biden says in remarks on death of former president By Associated Press America and the world lost a “remarkable leader” with Carter’s death, Biden said, adding that he had spoken to several of the former president's children and was working with them to formalize memorial arrangements in Washington. Continue reading