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Barry Rosen is a former US diplomat who was one of the 52 hostages held in Iran for 444 days from 1979 to 1981. Here he is speaking to AFP journalists outside the Coburg palace in Vienna , Austria, on January 14, 2022. JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption JOE KLAMAR/AFP via […]

AP Jimmy Carter and Kim Il-sung aboard the North Korean ruling family yacht Three decades ago, the world was on the brink of a nuclear showdown – until Jimmy Carter showed up in North Korea. In June 1994, the former US president arrived for talks in Pyongyang with then leader Kim Il-sung. It was unprecedented, […]

Laura Bush attended the state funeral service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The former first lady paid her respects to the 39th president in an ensemble that adhered to traditional funeral attire, reflecting the occasion’s solemnity.   Politicians attend the state funeral service for […]

Jimmy Carter was the first American president to describe himself as “born again,” now a somewhat quaint term for experiencing a rebirth through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It was a process rather than a singular experience, according to the former president, who spoke frequently and fluently about his Christian faith throughout his life […]

U.S. military carry the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter into the Washington National Cathedral for the state funeral on Thursday in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden declared today a national day of mourning for Carter who died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide […]

Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral at Washington’s national cathedral Good morning. Thousands of mourners and living former US presidents will gather at Washington’s national cathedral today for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president. President Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy for his fellow Democrat, with Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack […]

Jimmy Carter greets Haitian presidential candidate Jean-Bertrand Aristide on the eve of the Haitian presidential elections in December 1990. Photo: Thony Belizaire/AFP via Getty Images Hagiography is inevitable when presidents and other prominent people die. The unwillingness to ‘speak ill of the dead’ and the propaganda that would have us believe in American exceptionalism must […]

In 1979, former President Jimmy Carter did himself significant political damage in an extraordinary address to the nation on the energy crisis. Carter listed criticisms of his presidency, painting a picture of a listless nation trapped in a moral and spiritual funk. “It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at […]

Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon for a military tribute and to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.  The streets of Washington, D.C., with the ground covered in snow from a recent storm, were quiet as his casket passed. Members of Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris, Cabinet […]

Jan. 7, 2025, 2:59 p.m. ET President Jimmy Carter in 1980.Credit…Barton Silverman/The New York Times The elaborate series of ceremonies and services that follow the death of an American president stand in stark contrast to the humble, everyman persona of former President Jimmy Carter, whose body arrived in Washington on Tuesday. Coming to office after […]


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