There were many reasons that Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980. The Panama Canal Treaty wasn’t among them.

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the ...

As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do ...

PLAINS, Ga. — When Jimmy Carter chose branding designs for his presidential campaign, he passed on the usual red, white and ...

Ronald Reagan took aim at Jimmy Carter’s environmental legacy. President Biden’s climate initiatives could face a similar ...

In 1994, Bill Clinton was in office in the midst of a standoff with North Korea over the communist country's nuclear program. The U.S. was floating the idea of sanctions – and even considered a ...

Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

Numerous setbacks, both domestic and international, contributed to President Jimmy Carter's 1980 defeat at the hands of GOP challenger Ronald Reagan, making Carter a one-term president ...

A year-long hostage crisis led to a presidency that would shape American politics for decades. But how much of what really ...

Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Tuesday before a funeral service later this week. Follow for live news updates.