The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.
Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100, leaving four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history.
The war had been over for Americans since 1973; North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam, reuniting the country by force in 1975. Still, Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter believed the fates of thousands of ...
The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the Middle East.
Did the thirty-ninth president’s domestic and foreign policy successes outweigh his more well-publicized failures?
When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...
When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter issued Proclamation 4483 on his first full day in office ...
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, initially won over Ohioans with his values, but it wasn't enough to keep their trust.
Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.
At the same time the USA and the USSR greatly increased their nuclear arsenals. The Vietnam War - AQA Asian countries became a focal point in the Cold War. Both the Korean and Vietnam wars took ...
Russian forces captured an additional 0.5% of Ukraine in 2024, according to a war tracker. Data also shows that Moscow's troops currently control 18.14% of Ukrainian territory.