How Jimmy Carter spent his final years building houses for the poor as he continued life of public service
The one-term president — who died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia — worked alongside 103,000 volunteers in 14 countries to build, renovate and repair 4,331 homes with Habitat for Humanity for more than 35 years. Often, Carter and his late wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, volunteered together.
The president who couldn't quit: Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy goes beyond the White House
In 1994, Bill Clinton was in office in the midst of a standoff with North Korea over the communist country's nuclear program. The U.S. was floating the idea of sanctions – and even considered a preemptive strike on North Korea's nuclear facilities to destroy their capabilities.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter lived in the same house in Plains, Georgia from 1961 until their deaths. After Jimmy Carter lost his bid for reelection, he and wife Rosalynn Carter returned to their ...
Carter was born Oct. 1, 1924, to a prominent family in rural south Georgia. He went on to the U.S. Naval Academy during World War II and pursued a career as a Cold War Naval officer before returning ...
President Jimmy Carter's work with Habitat for Humanity speaks volumes and will continue to do so for years to come.
After Jimmy Carter lost his bid for reelection, he and wife Rosalynn Carter returned to their hometown of Plains, Georgia, ...
Many of the accomplishments the late President Jimmy Carter was praised for this week are programs Donald Trump has promised to dismantle once he's sworn into office.
Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
On Tuesday, the late president and his family arrived in Washington, D.C., after Carter lay in repose for two days at the ...
The late president is lying in state through Thursday morning, giving the public a chance to pay respect in person.
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