"Jimmy Carter changed the trajectory of my life, which allowed me to influence other people in a positive way. And so his legacy will live on in ways that don't get written about."
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even while serving as the 39th U.S. president, will be honoured on Thursday with a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his small Georgia hometown.
His tenure as president was punctuated with unrelenting adversity, tortured from the outset by obscenely high inflation and a post-Vietnam and -Watergate nation that had a sour disposition. In the eyes of many historical and political observers,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here is Thursday’s schedule for the final day of rites honoring Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who died Dec. 29. All times are Eastern:
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.
The U.S. will honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, with an official state funeral on Thursday, Jan. 9.
Police said the man was arrested at a security checkpoint for people waiting to view former President Jimmy Carter's casket as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the res
While a majority of financial institutions, retailers and schools will be operating as usual on Thursday, Jan. 9, the U.S. Postal Service and all its branches will be closed, according to the USPS.
TOMORROW IS THE OFFICIAL STATE FUNERAL AND NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 100 BACK ON DECEMBER 29TH. AND AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO REMEMBER HIM, OUR VERY OWN RASHAD WILLIAMS SPOKE WITH HIS MOTHER,
Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.