Roosevelt had possessed the same gift for longevity as Jimmy Carter and lived until he was 100. He would have died in1982, in Ronald Reagan’s second year in office. Most likely FDR would then reside ...

Plains, Ga., joins a collection of other small towns known for their part in presidential history. That can provide a steady ...

As President Donald Trump issued a slew of executive orders and directives on his first day of his second administration, he ...

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to ... At that time, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt was at the beginning of his first term. Had Coolidge lived as long as Carter, he would have ...

With the death of former President Jimmy Carter being announced on Sunday ... So far, an official state funeral has only been given to former presidents, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F.

By Peter Baker While new books on presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan pop up regularly on bookstore shelves, Jimmy Carter for a long time generated little ...

For presidential historians, Clinton has more than Jimmy Carter to brag about. In the mid-1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Clinton as he traveled from Union Station in Worcester to ...

Jimmy Carter redefined his legacy after his presidency. Other presidents, especially Hoover and Nixon, tried but failed to outrun or outwork their unhappy presidential legacies. Like John Quincy Adams ...

Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and living a life of service.

Whatever ceremonial respect Jimmy Carter gets paid while he's lying in state, it's unlikely to change his historical reputation as a second-rater. The scholars who fill out the presidential rankings ...