The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.
Carter will remain at the Capitol until Thursday morning, when he is transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral.
The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the Middle East.
A state funeral for the 39th president brought together all five living presidents and will include a eulogy from President Biden. Eulogies written by Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale will be delivered by their sons.
When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...
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
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.
When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter issued Proclamation 4483 on his first full day in office ...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown.
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
In 1977, they and a few hundred idealistic, young, smart activists like them came to Washington to join Jimmy Carter’s new administration — an injection of outsiders into a White House that took pride in breaking out from the standard D.