Jimmy Carter Vietnam War

In fact, in the fall of 1975, this was the title, Why Not the Best?, of a bestselling book by a new figure on the national stage: former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter.

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The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins soon

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital, followed by a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.

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Jimmy Carter, who built a humanitarian legacy after presidency marked by crises, dies at 100

The peanut farmer from Georgia was a virtual unknown when he launched his long-shot 1976 presidential bid that took him from “Jimmy Who?” to his inauguration as the nation’s 39th president.

National Interest on MSN · 5d

Reevaluating Jimmy Carter’s Presidency

Did the thirty-ninth president’s domestic and foreign policy successes outweigh his more well-publicized failures?

The Washington Post on MSN · 15h

A final farewell for Jimmy Carter

As the 39th president is eulogized at Washington National Cathedral, Biden tells mourners his long-ago predecessor “taught me ... the strength of character.”

Yahoo · 1d

'How Jimmy Carter kept me alive in Iran'

At the time, many blamed Carter for not bringing the US hostages in Iran home. But one Marine says he saved his life.

Reuters · 15h

Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered for a life that rose above politics

The late U.S. president was remembered during his state funeral as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.

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Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft

The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was ...

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Opinion: Jimmy Carter’s pardon of Vietnam War resisters had a profound impact

As the United States marks the death of former president Jimmy Carter, many people are trying ... Regardless of the rest ...

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Jimmy Carter’s Malaise Speech Would Have Been Brilliant, but It Was Missing 1 Key Phrase

Ironically, in a speech about a “crisis of confidence” Carter himself came across as not confident. Although he did lay out a plan, the speech lacked any single phrase that anyone could look at ...

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Pardoning Vietnam War Draft Dodgers Was a No-Win Situation for Jimmy Carter

The war had been over for Americans since 1973; North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam, reuniting the country by force in 1975. Still, Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter believed the fates of thousands ...