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You Won't Believe Jimmy Carter's Surprising Connection to Black Music
But you may be surprised to learn that Carter, the president who had Aretha Franklin sing “God Bless America” at his 1977 inauguration and issued a 1979 proclamation declaring June as Black Music ...
Jimmy Carter: ‘The American people resent being put in boxes’
Appearing on Meet the Press as a presidential candidate on July 11, 1976, Jimmy Carter talked about his plan to focus on ...
'Our country ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. He once called helping with Zimbabwe’s ...
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 ...
National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What It Means, and What’s Closed
A national day of mourning will be observed on Thursday for Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old. In a proclamation after Mr. Carter’s death, President Biden called him “a man of ...
Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket is on its way to Atlanta as 39th president's state funeral begins
Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president's life began more than 100 ...
'Finest man that ever served': Mourners react to loss and legacy of Jimmy Carter
Of the hundreds of people who turned out on Saturday in Georgia to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter, many offered poignant ...