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Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia

Jan. 09, 2025 21:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. It was followed by an intimate...

The Latest: Jimmy Carter’s Georgia funeral ends

Jan. 09, 2025 18:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. What to know: ...

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Jan. 08, 2025 16:41 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first. This was no act of kindness or intuitive deference to a future U.S....