The bill aims to honor Carter’s lifelong dedication to human rights, diplomacy and humanitarian efforts and for his service ...

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Jimmy Carter is known across the world, but that wasn’t the case when the former Georgia governor began his improbable campaign for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Little known ...

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter's graves in Georgia were posted on Facebook with plans to open up a memorial garden.

The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park released ... He spent time in the Navy, served as governor of Georgia from 1971-75 and served as Georgia state senator from 1963-67.

"The world said goodbye to him last month, but his legacy endures through the Carter Center's efforts to wage peace, fight disease, and build hope." ...

He was the president of the United States and the governor of Georgia, but Jimmy Carter always said the "pinnacle" of his life was getting Eleanor Rosalynn Smith to marry him. Rosalynn and Jimmy ...

“Jimmy Carter wanted to make sure that his pastor ... Then Young watched Carter run for Georgia governor a second time and campaign at an Atlanta restaurant famous in the Civil Rights Movement.

Jimmy Carter, winner in Georgia's runoff primary in the Democratic Party to determine the party's candidate for the November election for governor, 1970. (AP Photo) Former State Sen. Jimmy Carter ...

James Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States and 76th governor of Georgia, has died at 100-years-old. Known from boyhood as Jimmy, Carter rose from the dusty peanut fields of ...

Ga., seeks to posthumously award former President Jimmy Carter the Congressional Gold Medal. At least half of Georgia’s ...