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

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

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

As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican.

Without President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100, the Religious Right might not have come into existence. Here's why.

They elected Ronald Reagan whose campaign projected strength ... after Carter’s stinging rejection by American voters. "Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency would be known for many things ...

Jimmy Carter’s melancholy fate was to be a largely derivative figure: He was a reaction against his elected predecessor and the precursor of his successor. Richard M. Nixon made Carter

The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral, and a eulogy written by Gerald R. Ford, who died in 2006, will be read by his son Steven Ford.

Visitors to the center, which features a rich collection of historic documents, artifacts and other items documenting Reagan’s presidency, were urged write down their thoughts about Carter,

Everybody knows that Jimmy Carter was America’s last truly ... line of presidents more commonly associated with Ronald Reagan. Carter’s 1980 defeat by Reagan, after serving a single term ...