Truth is, Carter was part of two endangered groups — populist Southern Democrats and progressive Southern Baptists. In 1976, he fared well with evangelical voters, for a Democrat, but exit polls basically showed a toss-up. In 1980, many evangelicals rejected him and helped create Ronald Reagan's landslide win.
The strong identification of President Jimmy Carter with the foundational importance of public education as the glue that holds communities together stands in marked contrast with today, where public schools are under constant political and financial attack.
Rick Dantzler, a former state senator from Winter Haven, recalls a Sunday School class taught by former President Jimmy Carter in 2004.
Since the attempts on his life, America’s new president has spoken repeatedly of divine intervention – but not everybody is convinced
On “day one,” President Donald Trump shut the door on legal immigration of well-vetted refugees into the United States.
Trump’s first confirmed cabinet appointment, Rubio entered the department through its main entrance to loud applause and cheers before addressing his new employees in the same lobby in which former Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered farewell remarks to the building Friday.
BERKS COUNTY, Pa. - In his one hundred years of life, former President Jimmy Carter certainly made a lasting impact. "Forget the President part, just look at the life," said retired Kutztown ...
Hospice advocates said the end-of-life journey of former President Jimmy Carter was a “powerful” message to terminally ill patients and their families about the benefits of hospice care ...
Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.
Donald Trump has vowed to release classified documents relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy within days of taking office. He made the latest assurance at his victory rally on Sunday ahead of the inauguration in Washington D.
Donald Trump began his presidency with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) FILE - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, right, greets Southern Sudanese men ... on the missionary traditions of his Baptist faith and the racial injustice he ...