Tag Archives: President Jimmy Carter

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that flags on state property be flown at full staff on January 20 to mark President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a decision bypassing the national 30-day mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. The move has ignited intense debate on social media, with responses ranging …

On a wintry Thursday morning, mourners and dignitaries gathered at Washington National Cathedral to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter. Speakers at Carter’s state funeral, including President Joe Biden and the sons of Carter’s political contemporaries delivering eulogies written by their fathers, described the Georgia native and U.S. Navy …

President Joe Biden has proclaimed Thursday, January 9, as a national day of mourning to honor the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. The announcement coincides with Carter’s state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral, following his passing on December 29 at the …

Funeral services of former President Jimmy Carter will span from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9, the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region said Monday. Carter, who died Sunday at 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, lived the longest of any U.S. president in history. Following a service in Georgia and a …

Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away on Sunday, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political spectrum. Leaders hailed Carter for his lifelong dedication to service, humanitarian efforts, and advocacy for global peace. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden called …

Former President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100. Carter served as the 39th president of the United States and 76th governor of Georgia and won a Nobel Prize for his work as a global humanitarian dedicated to waging peace and fighting disease. He was the longest-lived U.S. president, as well as the one …

Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s life of service and advocacy was celebrated Tuesday at a tribute ceremony in Atlanta attended by the current president and first lady and other dignitaries. Carter, 96, died last Sunday at her home in Plains just a few days after her …

Progressives expressed gratitude and appreciation for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter late Saturday after his family announced he has opted to enter hospice care at age 98. Carter has faced some health issues in recent years and received treatment for cancer in 2015. The Carter Center, the organization he established …