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Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy Award

The former president, who was nominated at age 100, was honored for the audiobook of his Sunday school lessons in Plains.

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National Park Service shares photos of Jimmy Carter’s final resting place

The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park has released photos of the 39th president's final resting place in Plains, Georgia, next to his wife Rosalynn.

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Jimmy Carter deregulated airlines nearly 50 years ago. The debate rages on

One of the most enduring policy legacies of the late President Jimmy Carter has been airline deregulation. But nearly 50 years later, some argue new protections are needed.

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Jimmy Carter instrumental in creating government watchdogs

Veteran inspectors general credit the Georgia native for laying the foundation for independent watchdog offices.

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After funeral, Jimmy Carter’s legacy will live on in Plains, residents say

As a small Georgia town mourns the loss of its patriarch, it also must ponder how — and if — to move on.

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For Atlanta women, singing ‘Amazing Grace’ at Carter funeral a ‘blessing’

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World leaders, mourners remember Carter as trailblazing president, man of faith: Live Updates Recap

AJC reporters in Washington and Georgia share real-time during Jimmy Carter's funeral.

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Carter Presidential Center is home to archives and activism

The Carter Center and Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum — collectively known as the Carter Presidential Center — have been a cornerstone of Atlanta’s history since ...

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Politically Georgia podcast: An intimate visit with the people of Plains

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Guide to visiting Jimmy Carter Historical Park in Plains, Georgia

Established in 1987, the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in his hometown of Plains, Ga.

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About Maranatha Baptist Church, site of Georgia funeral for Jimmy Carter

Here's what to know about Maranatha Baptist Church, Jimmy Carter's hometown church in Plains, Georgia where he taught Sunday school.

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Jimmy and Rosalynn celebrate Christmas in Plains in 1978. Photo from National Archives.

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In Jimmy Carter’s Plains Ga., Christmas tree tradition lives on

In Plains, Jimmy Carter's Georgia home town, a Christmas tree tradition lives on.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s long and (mostly) happy marriage

Jimmy Carter's lifetime accomplishments pale in comparison to his lifelong love affair with his wife, Rosalynn, and people enjoy hearing about it, he told the newspaper in 201

Podcast: A 2019 conversation with President Jimmy Carter

Listen: AJC reporter Ernie Suggs chats with President Jimmy Carter ahead of Carter’s 95th birthday in 2019.

Jimmy Carter turns 99 on Oct. 1, 2023. It is his first birthday celebration since publicly announcing earlier this year that he has entered home hospice care. (File photo)

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Ninety-nine ways to celebrate Jimmy Carter

To mark former President Jimmy Carter’s 99th birthday on Oct. 1, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution compiled 99 ways and reasons to celebrate the life of Georgia’s favorite son.

Carters attend Plains Peanut Festival in style with ’46 RAG

Former President Jimmy Carter, 97, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, made a surprise visit to the annual Plains Peanut Festival near their Georgia home Saturday.

The Class of ‘63

Modern Georgia was born when a group of maverick lawmakers, including future President Jimmy Carter, won election to the state Senate during the tumultuous years of the civil

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Video: Mike Luckovich cartoon marks Carters’ 75th wedding anniversary

Readers are reacting to an editorial cartoon by Mike Luckovich in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the 75th wedding anniversary of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

Carters celebrated at 75th wedding anniversary bash in Plains

Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Saturday as hundreds of the Carters’ neighbors from tiny Plains, Georgia, came out to celebrate th

Carter cancer signs inspire others, become hot item

It was just over a week ago that The Carter Center sent out a three-sentence statement disclosing the former president’s cancer diagnosis.

Meeting 'Mr. Jimmy'

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Atlantans, regular folks share their favorite stories

Readers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shared stories of where they met former President Jimmy Carter over the years, through photos and in their own words.

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At college. At the ballpark. At his library. Readers have met the former Georgia governor everywhere.

After the 39th president announced he had liver cancer in 2015, the public shared their stories of meeting Carter

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Jimmy Carter, one of us

A chance encourter, 16 years ago, underscores what so many of us know: Jimmy Carter, perhaps more than any other chief executive in this and the previous century, is the peopl

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Washington, then Plains, says farewell to Jimmy Carter as he is buried

Thursday's memorial events honoring former President Jimmy Carter featured sharply contrasting themes from his 100 years on this planet.

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PHOTOS: President Carter returns to Plains for final rest

The people of Plains gather to stay goodbye to their neighbor, friend and native son, President Jimmy Carter.

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How Jimmy Carter helped create the U.S.’s modern-day refugee resettlement system

Trinh Pham from Georgia's chapter of Boat People SOS discusses the 1980 Refugee Act and its effects on the work of her organization and on Georgia’s refugee communities.

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PHOTOS: Nation mourns President Carter

A nation mourns President Carter as he begins his final journey from Washington D.C. to Plains.

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Jamie Dupree: Make Jimmy Carter’s budget deficits great again

Could President-elect Trump take a lesson from Jimmy Carter on the federal deficit?

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Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy honored in AJC commemorative section

On Sunday, to celebrate the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will share a special section.

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Thousands visited Jimmy Carter as he lay in state at U.S. Capitol

Thousands of mourners are expected to pass by President Jimmy Carter's remains as he lay in state at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his funeral on Thursday.

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Carter leaves lasting mark on kids from his community

Carter’s political career started at Sumter County Schools. The first election he ever won was in 1955 for chairman of the school board.

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‘Evangelist for democracy’: Carter advanced election monitoring and fought fraud

President Jimmy Carter is remembered as a voice for democracy through election monitoring efforts both globally and within the United States.

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Jimmy Carter’s surprising connection to the north Georgia mountains

Jimmy Carter wrote many of his books at a log cabin in the north Georgia mountains, where he fished, hiked and was known to the locals as 'a regular guy.'