Madeleine Blais was a staff writer for the Trenton Times in 1976 when she was assigned to cover the Democratic Convention in New York City where Jimmy Carter claimed his party's nomination. The four days were mostly a snore -- but she created a time capsule of the week that she treasures to this day.
In symbolism and substance, President Carter displayed an obsessive attention to energy. He famously installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, but more consequentially, he created the Department of Energy, and allocated what remains a record amount of funding into energy research and development.
When Jimmy Carter carried Wisconsin in 1976, the 15 most Democratic counties did not include Milwaukee or Dane.
Mary Elizabeth King was running a group designed to boost the paltry number of women in the top ranks of the federal government. And Joan Claybrook was one of Ralph Nader’s Raiders, the cadre of lawyers and researchers around the country pushing for consumer protections.
Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.
Exclusive: They were friends before either was a figure in national politics. Joe Biden tells USA TODAY about his last meeting with Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Texas, but his defeat after one term heralded his party’s decline in the Lone Star State.
Jimmy Carter’s final journey to the nation’s capital Tuesday was a solemn affair, a vivid if rare reminder that the presidents, Supreme Court justices and members of Congress can come together for the greater good.
Jimmy Carter\'s first \'win\' in Iowa was over a chicken dinner The first test of this new partnership came in October 1975 at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Jefferson Jackson Dinner, a statewide event with all the political theater of a national convention.
HE SAYS HE TAUGHT HIM THAT IF YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN ONCE, YOU CAN STILL GET BACK UP AND DO AMAZIN New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman Raymond Buckley said while he knew this day was on its on way, the news of former President Jimmy Carter's passing ...
Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.