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),
Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
Jimmy Carter dies at 100. White House Historical Association discusses Jimmy Carter's legacy.
The body of President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Washington, D.C. as the nation prepares for the official state funeral for the former Commander-in-Chief.
Starting at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30, Carter's official condolence book will be available for the public to sign at The People’s House: A White House Experience, located at 1700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s term in the White House was marked by soaring inflation and hours-long lines for gas. The notes people write at the White House Historical Association aren’t about policy, they’re about who Jimmy Carter was. “Post-Watergate, post-Vietnam, he served with honor,” Doug Furness said.
The ceremonies will conclude in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried beside his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who passed away in 2023. Together, the Carters had long planned their modest resting place in Plains, where they began their lives together on a peanut farm.
The need for alternative sources of energy and a desire for energy independence prompted President Jimmy Carter to install the first solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979. The panels were later removed by the Reagan administration in 1986 and placed in storage.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of presidential state funerals and how Americans have mourned their leaders, with the first
Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state after a memorial service attended by his family, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and other officials.
The need for alternative sources of energy and a desire for energy independence prompted President Jimmy Carter ... according to the White House Historical Association. The panels were used ...