Roosevelt had possessed the same gift for longevity as Jimmy Carter and lived until he was 100. He would have died in1982, in Ronald Reagan’s second year in office. Most likely FDR would then reside ...

On commercial flights, Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, and their Secret Service detail are the first to board the plane, from the tarmac, so they don’t make a fuss in the p ...

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to ... At that time, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt was at the beginning of his first term. Had Coolidge lived as long as Carter, he would have ...

For presidential historians, Clinton has more than Jimmy Carter to brag about. In the mid-1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Clinton as he traveled from Union Station in Worcester to ...

Plains, Ga., joins a collection of other small towns known for their part in presidential history. That can provide a steady ...

Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and ...

By Peter Baker While new books on presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan pop up regularly on bookstore shelves, Jimmy Carter for a long time generated little ...

Jimmy Carter redefined his legacy after his presidency. Other presidents, especially Hoover and Nixon, tried but failed to outrun or outwork their unhappy presidential legacies. Like John Quincy Adams ...

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to live to be 100 years old — a feat made even more incredible by the fact that he was alive for 40% ...