"From the Plains Peanut Festival to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House—and to communities around the globe—they remained grounded and humble, and Plains always remained home in their hearts.” ...

The crowd roared, stymieing the opening words of an awkward statesman from Georgia who stood before the Democratic National ...

Well, except maybe for the Secret Service detail quietly tailing him. Plains, Georgia doesn’t have a big grocery store, robust dining options or a movie theater. But, until just days ago ...

Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on December 29 at the age of 100 and is set to be buried next to his late wife Rosalynn Carter after lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. The former ...

The man from Plains, Georgia, was honored with a funeral service. We can all take a lesson from his fine example. “He’s getting red … look at him”: Potentially the final exchange between Karine ...

followed by burial at the family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia. The plane carrying Carter's remains landing Thursday around 3:30 p.m. at Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Moore, Georgia. There will be ...

Jimmy Carter returned to Georgia for the last time Thursday after ... The country’s 39th president will be buried in his beloved hometown of Plains, next to Rosalynn Carter, his wife of 77 ...

By Rick Rojas Christina Morales and Christian Boone Reporting from Plains, Ga. The Georgia town known first and foremost as the home of Jimmy Carter had steeled itself time and again for an ...

On January 12th, 1971 Jimmy Carter became the 76th Governor of Georgia. Maer says he first learned of Mr. Carter’s White House ambitions while at a meeting at the Governors Mansion in 1974.

In his small Georgia hometown, Jimmy Carter was always far more than a state governor or this country’s commander in chief. He was a neighbor, a friend.