jimmy carter

Mourning and remembrances across the country continue for former President Jimmy Carter, who now lies in state in Washington. His funeral is Thursday.Carter’s legacy both inside and outside the White House is also being remembered in the Northeast, including western Massachusetts.

You’ve heard a lot about former President Jimmy Carter but he and his family are pretty special for those of us who served in the Peace Corps.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday, December 29 at the age of 100. The Carter Center announced he died in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but he was perhaps more famous for the life he led after leaving office. Carter was one of the biggest advocates for peace, democracy and international human rights.This special, Jimmy Carter: A Life, features Joe Donahue's archival interviews with President Carter, Walter Mondale, historians Kai Bird and Jonathan Alter, and more.

Kai Bird is an award-winning historian and journalist. Executive Director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography, he is the acclaimed author of biographies of John J. McCloy and of McGeorge and William Bundy. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" (co-authored with Martin J. Sherwin).His new book is "The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter."

Former Vice President and U.S. Senator from Minnesota Walter Mondale died on Monday in Minneapolis. He was 93 years old.We spoke with Mondale in 2010…

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Former President Jimmy Carter is undergoing treatment for cancer. Carter, who will be 91 Oct. 1, said doctors found four melanoma spots on his brain after…