Carter's presidency was marred by high inflation and economic turmoil. His appointment of Paul Volcker helped curb inflation, but also led to a recession. He faced a primary challenge from Ted Kennedy and lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in the general election.

A pious Sunday school teacher confessing to lust in his heart but swearing never to lie, he came to Washington to reestablish public faith in government just when popular disgust at monstrous U.S. crimes in Indochina had reached unprecedented heights.

President Joe Biden declared January 9 a national day of mourning to coincide with Carter’s state funeral at Wash

Stuart Eizenstat, a policy advisor to former President Jimmy Carter, discusses Carter's achievements and challenges during his presidency.

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at the age of 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center said. Carter served one term as the 37th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 but lived longer than any other US president.

In the last decade, particularly the last few years, a churn of work — biographies, documentaries, books — has been produced aimed at reevaluating the Carter presidency.

Historical cables from the British Ambassador suggest that Carter’s problems ran far deeper than the hostage crisis.

His appointment of Paul Volcker as Federal Reserve chairman proved crucial in eventually ... NYSE Group President Lynn Martin emphasized Carter’s service, stating, “Jimmy Carter, with humble roots as a farmer and family man, devoted his life to public ...

"We will protect our environment," Carter said in 1979. "But when this nation critically needs a refinery or a pipeline, we will build it."

The stock market fell sharply on Friday after a hotter-than-expected December jobs report had Wall Street wondering if the Federal Reserve is done cutting interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 700 points,