It is unusual for five current and former presidents to gather at the same event, but when it happens, it is often at a funeral.
Jimmy Carter's life should remind us of what is possible when we lead with principle, tolerance and a steadfast belief in the power of honest dialogue.
In death, as in life, former President Jimmy Carter can’t seem to get a fair shake ... fiscal and monetary decisions by Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, an unusually destructive combination. LBJ, aided by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara ...
Jimmy Carter, who passed away at age 100 on December 29, was America’s oldest living president. State funeral rites for Carter began on Saturday in Plains, Georgia where he grew up. On Thursday (January 9),
Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the Capitol's flags, which are at half-staff due to the death of Jimmy Carter, be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.
The American flag sitting atop of the White House was lowered to half-staff following Donald Trump's inauguration to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter. According to U.S. flag code, 'all federal buildings,
President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration. Here's a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations.
Even Richard Nixon was honorable enough that he ordered the flag at half-staff for his own inauguration. Not Trump.
The section of U.S. Code commonly known as the “Flag Code” is a set of guidelines for the proper display of the American flag. It’s not law, and someone who does not follow the guidelines won’t be hauled off to jail or charged with some crime. Still, it’s standard protocol, a set of time-honored norms intended to establish a system of respect.
As Biden prepares to leave the White House, a federal investigation into classified documents raises questions about his handling of sensitive information
Nixon would have to wait eight years to be sworn in as president, while his losing Democratic opponent — outgoing Vice President Hubert Humphrey — looked on. He was inaugurated a second time after winning reelection in 1972, only to resign after the Watergate scandal.
FILE - A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the day of his arrival for a state visit, the first to Africa by an American president.