Jan 09 WATCH: Gerald Ford's son reads former president's eulogy to Jimmy Carter By Hannah Grabenstein “God did a good thing when he made your dad,” Steve Ford told Carter's children. Continue reading
Jan 06 Jimmy Carter was an outlier with other former presidents but formed a friendship for the ages with Gerald Ford By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Jimmy Carter funeral events – 39th president returns to Georgia Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 2:18 Jimmy Carter honored in his home state of Georgia on first day of memorial events By William Brangham, Kaisha Young, Gerard Edic The nation’s farewell to former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in his home state of Georgia, launching six days of memorial events for the 39th president. The Carter family, joined by crowds of mourners, came together to honor the life… Continue watching
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
Dec 29 A timeline of former President Jimmy Carter's life and career By Associated Press Jimmy Carter's death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care. He was 100 years old. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 16:27 Remembering the extraordinary life of former President Jimmy Carter By Judy Woodruff, Geoffrey Lou Guray, Jaywon Choe Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family. The 100-year-old, known for his humble beginnings and unlikely road to the White House, was the longest-living American president. Special correspondent Judy Woodruff looks back… Continue watching
Dec 29 Jimmy Carter, 39th president, humanitarian and Nobel laureate, dies at 100 By Geoffrey Lou Guray Former President Jimmy Carter, a former peanut farmer and Navy officer who went on to become the longest-living American president in history, died Sunday, according to his son. He was 100. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 2:19 Rare presidential artifacts command top dollars on the auction block By Lorna Baldwin If you’re in the market for some rare presidential memorabilia, and you’ve got deep pockets, then the Guernsey's Auction in New York is for you. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Jul 14 A look at past presidential assassination attempts in American history By Darlene Superville, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. Here's a look at some of them. Continue reading