Carter’s advisors viewed Khomeini as a stabilizing figure and an ally to American interests — a catastrophic misjudgment.” ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, best known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his tenure as the ...

Carter rose from relative obscurity—he served just one term as Georgia governor and four years in the Georgia state Senate—to ...

Following the passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, on Dec. 29, President Joe Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9, as a National Day of Mourning to honor his legacy.

A generous description of former President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy track record ... But there were also stinging failures, including the Iran hostage crisis -- a 444-day chapter of Carter's ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, center, with some of the Americans who were taken hostage by Iran in 1979. Mr. Carter met with the hostages in West Germany after their release on Jan. 20, 1981.

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

One of the world’s most complex regions hosted the humble Southerner’s biggest triumph and most stinging defeat, as seen on front pages of The Washington Post.

History has been kind to Jimmy Carter in a way the present never ... hostages if the US attempted any military action against Iran. Carter's actions worked in Khomeini's favour as he sought ...

Despite his difficulties in office, Carter had few rivals for accomplishments as a former president. He gained global acclaim as a tireless human rights advocate, winning the respect that eluded him ...