Amy Lynn Carter, daughter of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, read a love letter written by her father 75 years ago during Rosalynn's tribute service in Atlanta Nov. 28.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier joined leaders from Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia in front of City Hall to honor the former president's volunteer service.
As America says goodbye to Jimmy Carter, his daughter reads a love letter he wrote Rosalynn Carter 75 years ago
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were married for 77 years. Some of their descendants also went into politics.
Former President Jimmy Carter is being honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation's capital before a second service in his Georgia hometown.
The country singers played a rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon, a reprise from their tribute to Rosalynn Carter at her funeral in 2023. As Brooks, 62, played the acoustic guitar, he harmonized with wife Yearwood, 60, while the funeral's choir provided background vocals on the song, one of the late president's favorites.
The final day of Jimmy Carter's state funeral is Thursday as his life is celebrated in Washington. Follow for updates from D.C. to Plains.
President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse Carter’s one and only presidential campaign in 1976, eulogized him at Wednesday’s state funeral in Washington. Carter had been receiving hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, since 2023 for an undisclosed illness.
Sharing scripture connected the Carters—the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history—even when they were miles apart.
Former President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, about a year after his wife and former first lady Rosalynn Carter died on Nov. 19, 2023 at 96 years old. Ahead of his official state funeral at 10 a.
On Tuesday, the late president and his family arrived in Washington, D.C., after Carter lay in repose for two days at the Carter Center, which he and late first lady Rosalynn Carter founded after their departure from the White House.