Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter's Journey Begins in Georgia

Motorcade carries former president's casket through Plains, past his homes, to Atlanta

(Newser) - The procession leading to the state funeral for Jimmy Carter began Saturday, with residents of his Georgia hometown turning out to pay their respects as the motorcade carrying the former president's casket passed on its way to Atlanta. The journey began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus,...

Trump Says He'll Attend Carter Funeral

'We were invited,' he tells reporters at Mar-a-Lago party

(Newser) - President-elect Trump confirmed to reporters outside his Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve party that he will attend Jimmy Carter's funeral on Jan. 9. "I'll be there. We were invited," Trump said, per Reuters . He declined to say whether he had spoken to any Carter family members...

Jimmy Carter's Long War: Guinea Worm Disease

Former president waged a relentless campaign to eradicate debilitating disease over 4 decades

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world's poorest people. Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms as long as 3 feet. The...

Carter Funeral Will Include Ford, Mondale Eulogies

Eulogies will be read by their sons at Jan. 9 service at Washington National Cathedral

(Newser) - The first funeral for a former Democratic president since Lyndon B. Johnson died in early 1973 will be held on Jan. 9, which President Biden has declared a national day of mourning . Jimmy Carter's state funeral will be held at Washington National Cathedral, ABC News reports. The former president...

Co-Authoring a Book Threatened the Carters' Idyllic Marriage

Jimmy and Rosalynn had to divvy up passages they disagreed on

(Newser) - No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter. His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations, and a children's story. His memoir An Hour Before Daylight was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller Palestine: Peace Not ...

5 Surprising Facts About Jimmy Carter
5 Surprising Facts
About Jimmy Carter
Dec 30, 2024 10:15 AM CST

5 Surprising Facts About Jimmy Carter

He was the first US president born in a hospital

(Newser) - The big highlights from Jimmy Carter's presidency and post-presidency are being thoroughly vetted in the wake of his death. But outlets also are providing some lesser-known facts about America's 39th president:
  • Historic birth: The Washington Post notes that Carter was the first president to have been born in
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What the Editorials Are Saying About Jimmy Carter

'In many ways,' he 'was the best American'

(Newser) - A sampling of editorials on the death of Jimmy Carters in major newspapers on Monday:
  • Wall Street Journal: "Carter brought good intentions and admirable character to the White House, but he was unable to address the main problems of his time," write the editors. "Democrats nominated him
...

US Will Fly Flags at Half-Staff for 30 Days in Carter's Honor

US flags on federal property are to fly at half-staff for 30 days in honor of late ex-President Jimmy Carter

(Newser) - President Biden has declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, per the AP . There's also another decree in honor of the late former president—American flags must be flown at half-staff for the month after Carter's...

What the 5 Living Presidents Said About Jimmy Carter

Biden says he lost a friend; Trump also praises him, while noting political differences

(Newser) - A moment of silence was held for Jimmy Carter at the Atlanta Falcons' game at the Washington Commanders Sunday night—a game with multiple links to the former president, a native of Georgia who led the country from 1977 to 1981 from the White House, less than eight miles from...

Jimmy Carter Built Legacy After Presidency
Jimmy Carter Built a
Legacy After Presidency
obituary
Dec 29, 2024 4:43 PM CST

Jimmy Carter Built a Legacy After Presidency

Georgia peanut farmer gained admiration for humanitarian work, efforts to preserve democracy

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter, who was turned out of office by voters after one term and went on to build houses for the poor and champion democracy around the world, died Sunday. He was 100 and the longest-living US president. His son said Carter died at his home in Plains,...

Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

Georgia Democrat had been in hospice since February 2023

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter, the first US president to reach centenarian status, has died at age 100, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Carter, who was predeceased by his wife Rosalynn in November 2023, had been in hospice care since February 2023. His son, Chip Carter, confirmed that the Nobel laureate and...

Jimmy Carter Made Grammy History
Jimmy Carter Makes
Grammy History
Nov 10, 2024 6:25 AM CST

Jimmy Carter Makes Grammy History

At 100, former president becomes the oldest nominee ever

(Newser) - The big headline about Friday's Grammy nominations was how Beyonce made history by becoming the most-nominated artist of all time. But People notes that another person made Grammy history, too: none other than 100-year-old Jimmy Carter. The former president was nominated in the best audio book, narration, and storytelling...

Carter Reaches the Milestone He Was Waiting For

He casts presidential vote in Georgia

(Newser) - In August Jimmy Carter told son Chip Carter that he was more interested in holding on long enough to vote for Kamala Harris than in reaching his 100th birthday. He has now reached both milestones. The former president, who turned 100 on Oct. 1 and has been in hospice care...

Jimmy Carter Hits a Century
Jimmy Carter
Hits a Century
Oct 1, 2024 11:23 AM CDT

Jimmy Carter Hits a Century

After 19 months in hospice, former president reaches milestone no other commander in chief has

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, reports the AP , the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian...

Jimmy Carter to Mark 100 Years With Concert, 30 New Homes

Former president is feted on the eve of his 100th birthday

(Newser) - A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many events marking former President Carter's 100th birthday on Oct. 1, reports the AP . The star-studded concert at Atlanta's Fox Theatre earlier in September raised money to support the international programs of the Carter Center,...

Jimmy Carter Says He's Holding On for One Thing

Ex-president, 99 and in hospice, says he wants to vote for Kamala Harris, help beat Trump

(Newser) - With his wife gone and his remaining days to be spent in hospice , Jimmy Carter still has one more thing he wants to hold on for: helping to defeat Donald Trump in November. "I'm only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris," the 99-year-old former...

Grandson: 'God Had Other Plans' for Jimmy Carter

Jason Carter says there's 'really been no change' in 99-year-old's condition

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, for almost 16 months and Jason Carter, the oldest of the former president's 22 grandchildren, believe the familiar setting may have played a role in his longevity. Jason Carter tells Southern Living that the family thought...

Grandson Gives Update on Jimmy Carter

Says former president appears to be 'coming to the end'

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter has been in hospice since early last year , and his grandson thinks the time to say goodbye might be on the horizon. The former president, 99, "is doing OK," Jason Carter said at a mental health forum at the Carter Center that was named in honor...

Jimmy Carter, 4 Former First Ladies Attend Rosalynn Tribute

It was former president's first public appearance since September

(Newser) - Rosalynn Carter was memorialized Tuesday as a matriarch who felt most comfortable among the impoverished and vulnerable as she was mourned by a rare gathering of all living US first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter. The tribute service marked the second day of a three-day...

Tributes Reflect Rosalynn Carter's Impact
Hundreds Celebrate
Rosalynn Carter
Nov 27, 2023 7:10 PM CST

Hundreds Celebrate Rosalynn Carter

Family plans three days of memorials to former first lady

(Newser) - Hundreds of people turned out Monday to salute Rosalynn Carter on the former first lady and global humanitarian's final journey from her hometown to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta. The Carter family began three days of memorials following her death Nov. 19 at age 96, the AP...

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