Reflecting on Jimmy Carter's work for human rights and health equity
Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, until Tuesday morning. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley reflect on the 39th president's work with human rights and health equity.
Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Legacy
Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who made trailblazing contributions to the human rights movement during his US presidency and long afterward.
Carter Center advisor, human rights activist speaks on Jimmy Carter's work, accomplishments
The Carter Center advisor and human rights activist Michael Posner spoke about Jimmy Carter's work and accomplishments over the decades.
Larry Wilson: Carter did us proud on human rights
Carter was the first American president in the post-war world order to refuse to go along to get along with dictators around the world on the pretext that they “supported” our country’s foreign-policy goals. There’s nothing American about cracking down on a free press, jailing political rivals, waging unjust internal wars against opponents.
Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrated champion of human rights, dies at 100
Former President Jimmy Carter, best known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his tenure as the 39th president, has died at 100.
How Jimmy Carter became a champion for human rights
After his defeat for reelection, Jimmy Carter built the Carter Presidential Library and nonprofit Carter Center.
Jimmy Carter Dies: Longest-Living U.S. President Won Nobel Peace Prize For Advancing Human Rights
Jimmy Carter, who followed a principled yet tumultuous single term in the White House with a post-presidency dedicated to human rights, has died.
Jimmy Carter's human rights advocacy
Former President Jimmy Carter has a complex legacy from his time in the White House, but what he did after he left Washington D.C. might just be his most important work of all.
Former President Jimmy Carter's humanitarian legacy honored in Georgia
The first day of memorial services for former President Jimmy Carter began in his hometown of Plains, Ga., and includes stops at the Georgia State Capitol and The Carter Center in Atlanta.
Under the baobab: Former President Jimmy Carter remembered as ‘one of the best’
He founded The Carter Center, which has successfully supervised dozens of peaceful elections around the world. The Center Center is primarily responsible for the eradication of guinea worm, which infected nearly 4 million people in Africa and Asia in 1986.
Local leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s impacted on civil rights
As we start the new year, Augusta leaders are hoping to target part of the local homelessness crisis you might not be aware of — homeless teens. One local thrift store is looking to hit a major milestone this year.
Jimmy Carter’s funeral traces 100 years from rural Georgia to world stage
A 6-day state funeral blending personalized memorials with the ceremonial pomp afforded to former presidents started Saturday ...
Jimmy Carter Funeral Observers Pay Respect to Leader—'Ahead of His Time'
"He was ahead of his time on what he tried to do and tried to accomplish," Will Porter Shelbrock, 12, told the AP.
Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy legacy is far more complex – and successful – than he gets credit for
Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame ...
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Former US agriculture secretary says he has great respect for Jimmy Carter
Sonny Perdue, former U.S. secretary of agriculture, said he appreciated former President Jimmy Carter's humanitarian efforts. Perdue was at the Georgia Capitol Saturday for a moment of silence for ...