Former President Jimmy Carter is staying home from this year’s Democratic National Convention, but his grandson Jason Carter took the stage Tuesday night and delivered a speech in his honor, including an update on the 99-year-old Georgia native.
The Georgia River Network will host the Georgia Rivers Gala at the Atlanta History Center on Aug. 22 to honor river protectors and support the future of river recreation.
The former first lady, 96, who was diagnosed with dementia in May, has been living at home in Plains, Ga. with former President Jimmy Carter, 99, who began receiving in-home hospice care in February.
As GPB looks back on the work of Georgia native and 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter, one of his most impactful accomplishments is the eradication campaign to combat Dracunculiasis, best known as Guinea worm disease.
With former President Carter in hospice care, today’s President’s Day observance in his hometown of Plains, Ga. took on extra meaning. People there were reflecting on Carter’s time in office — and what he did afterwards. Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Grant Blankenship has more from Plains.
Since the announcement that former President Jimmy Carter would continue his hospice care at home after a few stays in the hospital, people around the world have used the Carter Center's Kudoboard to send him best wishes during this time.
Carter is 98 years old and served as president from 1977 to 1981. The longest-lived former president has suffered from a series of health challenges in recent years.
President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam. Cleland died of congestive heart failure in November at age 79, but his memorial service was delayed until Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
John Chuldenko, a grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, is shining a light on the White House vinyl collection, which is outdated. The last records were added in 1980.
Jimmy Carter is known for many things: Building affordable houses, helping to cure diseases, brokering peace… the list goes on. What you may not know him for is music.
Friday on Political Rewind: A new documentary by two Georgia-born filmmakers, brothers Will and Jim Pattiz make the case that Carter was a visionary who promoted policies far ahead of their time; on racial justice, world peace, sustainable energy and much more.
Jimmy Carter may be the only American president to have used the White House as a stepping stone. Turned out of office after one term, Carter went on to global esteem as a champion of public health, a geopolitical negotiator, and an advocate for democratic representation. His legislative record as president tells another story. Georgia-born brothers and filmmakers Will and Jim Pattiz, revive the debate over Carter’s White House legacy in their new film “Carterland.”
