On July 15, 1979, amid inflation and long lines at the gas pump, Jimmy Carter made an economic plea to the American people.

A series of recent historical studies have sought to sanitize the many failures of Carter's presidential term by arguing that ...

In 1979, former President Jimmy Carter oversaw the creation of the modern U.S. Department of Education – an accomplishment the Biden administration has hailed as a hallmark of Carter's legacy in ...

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

President Jimmy Carter pushed for renewable energy sources ... he installed 32 solar panels on the roof of the West Wing in 1979. In his speech, Carter emphasized the importance of "harnessing ...

Jimmy Carter was a former Navy nuclear engineer who established ... with an oil embargo against the U.S. in 1973 and worsened ...

Jimmy Carter came to Rhode Island on Oct. 29, 1979, to meet with New England governors. Rhode Island Governor John Joseph Garrahy, popularly called “Joe” by Rhode Islanders, greeted Carter as ...

Flags around the country continue to be displayed at half-staff on land and half-mast over water in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died in late December. Carter, who served in the ...

When I arrived at the White House, there were Rosalynn and the president, the leader of the free world holding his bible. I climbed into the limousine, and we motorcaded to church.

But it is the truth.” — President Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979 Since Americans began buying television sets, several commanders in chief have been given the title “TV president”: Richard ...

During his lifetime, former President Jimmy Carter found himself making a number of stops in Western Pennsylvania. One of those stops included a visit to the Pirates clubhouse in 1979 with a very ...