A different kind of politician, he won Tennessee in 1976 and worked closely with Republican Sen. Howard Baker. Those purple ...

Jimmy Carter and Hamilton Jordan crafted one of the canniest, best-executed presidential primary campaigns in history. Here's a reminder of how.

The former president, who died at 100 on Sunday, was a prolific writer, especially in the decades after he left the White ...

The peanut farmer from Georgia was a virtual unknown when he launched his long-shot 1976 presidential bid that took him from ...

The little-known former Georgia governor tied for 12th in early polling, but he had the right plan to win the 1976 ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Dec. 29, 2024. The 39th president of the United States had connections that ran deep in Iowa. During one of his first ...

He was the first president to take positive and concrete steps toward acknowledging the importance of gay rights.

Jimmy Carter speaks at a campaign event Jan. 8, 1976 — 11 days before the Iowa caucuses that year — at the Jim Albright home ...

As governor, Carter completely reorganized the state government and helped bring Black officials into positions of power. All that came after a run for the office rooted in race-baiting.

The governor of Georgia’s status as a Washington outsider helped him turn the page on a turbulent period for the US.

Jimmy Carter's 1976 Iowa Caucus win established the state as a proving ground for presidential hopefuls. Carter's team ...