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Jimmy Carter's hearse in Plains

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LISTEN: GPB reflects on Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy

Hosted by Pamela Kirkland and Peter Biello, Georgia Public Broadcasting aired special live programming Saturday, Jan. 4, honoring former President Jimmy Carter and covering the start of six days of funeral observances commemorating his life.

January 10, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Jimmy Carter accepts the presidential nomination of his party at the Democratic National Convention, August 14, 1980.

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Though best known as a politician and humanitarian, Jimmy Carter is also remembered as a film buff

Georgia’s film and TV industry can, in part, thank Carter for its booming success. 

January 07, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Former Pres. Jimmy Carter, right, greets former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young at a dinner of the National Mental Health Association to honor former ambassador W. Averell Harriman, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1981, Washington, D.C. Young, who served in the U. N. post under Pres. Carter, is currently involved in a run-off campaign for the office of mayor of Atlanta. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite)

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'His words and his spirit will always be with us.' Andrew Young on Jimmy Carter's life, faith, service

As tributes pour in for former President Jimmy Carter following his passing, one of his closest allies, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Andrew Young, reflects on their decades-long friendship and Carter's enduring legacy.

January 02, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
On February 24, 1978, President Carter signed the Endangered American Wilderness Act, designating approximately 1.3 million acres of land as wilderness areas. This represented the largest single addition to wilderness areas since the Wilderness Act was enacted in 1964.

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A biographer reflects on the Carter administration's 'enormous legislative agenda'

Historian Kai Bird says the four years Jimmy Carter spent as president of the United States were more consequential than most Americans acknowledge.

January 01, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
Jimmy Carter with Hank Aaron in the White House

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Jimmy Carter: Lifelong Braves fan

The Atlanta Braves remember one of their lifelong fans: former President Jimmy Carter.

December 31, 2024
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  • Chase McGee
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter comforts six-year-old Ruhama Issah at Savelugu Hospital on Feb. 8, 2007, as Adams Bawa, a Carter Center technical assistant, dresses her Guinea worm wound.

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After President Carter’s passing, his Atlanta-based center reflects on his enduring legacy

Much of former president Jimmy Carter’s legacy was forged after his time in the White House. For more than 40 years, the Atlanta-based Carter Center continues to honor the Carters’ legacy of quiet diplomacy and service. Center CEO Paige Alexander sat down with GPB's Pamela Kirkland to discuss how the center is continuing its mission in the wake of President Carter’s passing.

December 30, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.

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Political Rewind: Trump asks for protests; Former Texas gov. sabotaged Carter in Iran hostage crisis

Monday on Political Rewind: Former President Donald Trump called for supporters to protest his possible indictment in New York. His move sends a message to Fani Willis. Plus, new information lends credence to the theory that the 1980 Reagan campaign sabotaged efforts to bring American hostages home.

March 20, 2023
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In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., leads a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Gov. Brian Kemp has announced he is accepting applications from those looking to fill Isakson's seat when he steps down at the end of 2019.

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Political Rewind: Now Accepting Applications For US Senate Seat

On this edition of Political Rewind, Gov. Brian Kemp takes an interesting approach to replacing Sen. Johnny Isakson by inviting all who are interested...

September 18, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut

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