The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.

As the United States marks the death of former president Jimmy Carter, many people are trying ... Regardless of the rest of Carter’s legacy, his pardon of Vietnam War resisters in Canada had a profound impact on both countries. He should be remembered ...

The war had been over for Americans since 1973; North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam, reuniting the country by force in 1975. Still, Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter believed the fates of thousands of ...

Ironically, in a speech about a “crisis of confidence” Carter himself came across as not confident. Although he did lay out a plan, the speech lacked any single phrase that anyone could look at afterward and feel that he had a plan, and would be decisive, and has a shot at carrying out.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, was a dark horse Democratic presidential candidate with little national recognition when he beat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in 1976.

The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the Middle East.

When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...

When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter issued Proclamation 4483 on his first full day in office ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital, followed by a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.

The 39th president will remain at the Capitol until Thursday morning, when he is transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral.

(THE CONVERSATION) Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, was a dark horse Democratic presidential candidate with little national recognition when he beat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in 1976.