President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.
As Jimmy Carter's remains are scheduled to be transported to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, here is what to know about this week's funeral schedule.
The Army's Old Guard caisson unit resumes operation for President Jimmy Carter's funeral. It had been suspended for mistreatment of the horses.
The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral, and a eulogy written by Gerald R. Ford, who died in 2006, will be read by his son Steven Ford.
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.
Here are details about former President Jimmy Carter's funeral procession, which will travel from South Georgia to Atlanta and Washington, D.C., before returning to Plains.
“President Carter was four decades ahead of his time,” said Manish Bapna, who leads the Natural Resources Defense Council. Carter called for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions well before “climate change” was part of the American lexicon, he said.
The public will be able to pay their respects in D.C. starting on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about visiting hours, what you can bring and road closures.
The state funeral process will conclude for President Jimmy Carter with services at the National Cathedral in D.C., and then private services back home in Plains.
Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame that outlined a new approach to America’s role in the world: Carter said human rights should be a “fundamental tenet of our foreign policy.
Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of mourning for his funeral.