Obasanjo said, “In terms of early life background ... rural area that had no piped water, no electricity just as it was in Plains, Georgia, while Jimmy Carter was growing there.

“Regarding my early life background ... up in a rural area with no piped water and no electricity, just as in Plains, Georgia, while Jimmy Carter grew up there. He beat me, though, in one ...

With some reflection, they might realize that his uncommon progressivism is because of his background ... blue was quickly extinguished on election night. No one wants to take political cues from ...

By showing that a nonracist Southerner could win a major party nomination, Carter gave new pride to his region' ...

“In terms of early life background, I shared similarity with President Jimmy Carter ... had no pipe water, no electricity just as it was in Plains, Georgia, while Carter was growing there.

His postpresidential greatness is what will be remembered. But he was a shrewder politician than people realize.

As no president before or since has done ... White House domestic policy adviser, 1977-1981. The background shows: President Jimmy Carter and aide Stuart Eizenstat.

When an American president dies, the world takes measure of that leader’s life and, in Jimmy Carter’s case ... but until he was no longer able, he still showed up when his schedule allowed.

The former president, who served aboard submarines as a young naval officer, was “in awe” when he learned the capabilities of the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter ... Mr. Carter had no idea that his ...

It’s easy to forget after so much time has passed, but his presidency began with great promise—which still resonates today.

Jimmy Carter was many contrasting things ... But one diehard pursuit holds no inherent contradiction: Carter’s decades-long dedication to Habitat for Humanity, the Georgia-based homebuilding ...

Jimmy Carter appeared on television addressing the country for, as he called it, a "Fireside Chat." With a cackling fire in the background, Carter encouraged the country to turn down their ...