In a single term as governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter propelled the state into a new era. The acronyms for state offices that still populate news stories about Georgia government – DOT ...

Jimmy Carter's state funeral will be held in Washington, D.C., but many want to know where the former president will actually ...

From Plains to Atlanta, mourners in Georgia will pay their respects to Jimmy Carter. The service begins six days of funeral ...

Like many, my first remembered awareness of Jimmy Carter was when, as Governor of Georgia, he announced his bid for the ...

The act more than doubled the size of the National Park System. Deputy Editor Jill Nolin contributed to this report The post Jimmy Carter’s connection to Georgia rivers flowed through his terms as ...

As governor, most of his accomplishments centered on the operations of government, as opposed to breakthrough policies. (Courtesy of Georgia State University) Jimmy Carter’s success as governor ...

In Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, there will be a new reminder of the renowned legacy of former President and late First Lady Rosalynn Carter: an eponymous post office.

James Earl Carter Jr. was announced by one of our young newsroom copy clerks as “that governor from Georgia who thinks he can run for president.” Yes, as a young reporter in that newsroom, I remember ...

This story originally appeared on Georgia Recorder. Jimmy Carter would chart a new course for the state at the start of his four-year term serving as Georgia’s governor when he used his inauguration ...

ATLANTA — In 1971, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as Georgia's 76th governor. He spent his term emphasizing ecology, efficiency in government and the removal of racial barriers, according to the ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, best known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his tenure as the ...

Cartoonists for the Chicago Tribune and Time magazine depicted Carter as Planters snack company’s dapper advertising character, Mr. Peanut. Others depicted Carter himself as a smiling peanut, along ...