President Jimmy Carter, who died at his home on Sunday ... disastrous for his 1980 reelection bid. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, inflation neared 6% in 1976 before Carter ...
His postpresidential greatness is what will be remembered. But he was a shrewder politician than people realize.
Historical cables from the British Ambassador suggest that Carter’s problems ran far deeper than the hostage crisis.
Jimmy Carter didn’t just lose his bid for ... Then, just as he was running for a second term, the Federal Reserve decided it was time to crush inflation – with punitively high interest ...
Jimmy Carter revivalists argue that his legislative accomplishments reveal a prolific presidency, and his failures the ...
And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.” The line fit well with the nation’s dour recessionary mood—though, to be fair, Carter’s selection of Paul Volcker at the Federal Reserve and his ...
President Joe Biden has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across America in honor of former President Jimmy Carter ... his father's death, Carter joined the Navy Reserve and returned ...
When Carter left office in 1981, it sat at 7.4%. Paul Volcker, American economist and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan ...
Appointing Paul Volcker was the top accomplishment of the Carter presidency, and the benefit of a more vigilant Fed continues ...
The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will be held ... National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve units, according to the Pentagon. The Carter Center confirmed Monday that Carter ...
Former President Jimmy Carter's complicated legacy suffered from high inflation and interest rates. His nomination of Paul Volcker as chair of the Federal Reserve is credited for a long-term ...