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Christie’s to auction items from Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s collection

A birthday note from Jimmy Carter to his wife, Rosalynn, on White House stationary and a wooden coffee table the former president built are included in a Christie's auction.

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Remembering Jimmy Carter a year after his death

Journalists Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy talk about the legacy of the Carters.

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Atlanta’s Carter Center plowing ahead despite federal foreign aid cuts

One year after its founder's death, the Carter Center says it is navigating federal funding cuts and will continue to speak out against Trump administration policies.

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Forbidden pistachios and a very long project: Jimmy Carter aides share tales

Beth Davis and Lauren Gay were two of Jimmy Carter's closest aides for two decades. On the first anniversary of his death, they share their stories for the first time.

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A 5-year-old wanted a Jimmy Carter birthday party. His mom delivers.

Ryan became fascinated with the 39th president — especially Carter's Habitat for Humanity work — after learning about him on Presidents Day when Ryan was in preschool.

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On Jimmy Carter’s 101st birthday, a ‘forever’ stamp and a worm in a jar

The Postal Service pays tribute to the former president Wednesday, and a guinea worm documentary is released.

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On Jimmy Carter birthdate, gravesite is portrait of peace, shutdown fallout

Former President Jimmy Carter would have turned 101 Wednesday, but public memorial sites in Plains, including his gravesite, were closed amid the federal government shutdown.

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Carter Presidential Center is home to archives and activism

The Carter Center and Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum — collectively known as the Carter Presidential Center — have been a cornerstone of Atlanta’s history since ...

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Politically Georgia podcast: An intimate visit with the people of Plains

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Guide to visiting Jimmy Carter Historical Park in Plains, Georgia

Established in 1987, the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in his hometown of Plains, Ga.

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About Maranatha Baptist Church, site of Georgia funeral for Jimmy Carter

Here's what to know about Maranatha Baptist Church, Jimmy Carter's hometown church in Plains, Georgia where he taught Sunday school.

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Jimmy and Rosalynn celebrate Christmas in Plains in 1978. Photo from National Archives.

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In Jimmy Carter’s Plains Ga., Christmas tree tradition lives on

In Plains, Jimmy Carter's Georgia home town, a Christmas tree tradition lives on.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s long and (mostly) happy marriage

Jimmy Carter's lifetime accomplishments pale in comparison to his lifelong love affair with his wife, Rosalynn, and people enjoy hearing about it, he told the newspaper in 201

Podcast: A 2019 conversation with President Jimmy Carter

Listen: AJC reporter Ernie Suggs chats with President Jimmy Carter ahead of Carter’s 95th birthday in 2019.

Jimmy Carter turns 99 on Oct. 1, 2023. It is his first birthday celebration since publicly announcing earlier this year that he has entered home hospice care. (File photo)

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Ninety-nine ways to celebrate Jimmy Carter

To mark former President Jimmy Carter’s 99th birthday on Oct. 1, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution compiled 99 ways and reasons to celebrate the life of Georgia’s favorite son.

Carters attend Plains Peanut Festival in style with ’46 RAG

Former President Jimmy Carter, 97, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, made a surprise visit to the annual Plains Peanut Festival near their Georgia home Saturday.

The Class of ‘63

Modern Georgia was born when a group of maverick lawmakers, including future President Jimmy Carter, won election to the state Senate during the tumultuous years of the civil

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Video: Mike Luckovich cartoon marks Carters’ 75th wedding anniversary

Readers are reacting to an editorial cartoon by Mike Luckovich in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the 75th wedding anniversary of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

Carters celebrated at 75th wedding anniversary bash in Plains

Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Saturday as hundreds of the Carters’ neighbors from tiny Plains, Georgia, came out to celebrate th

Carter cancer signs inspire others, become hot item

It was just over a week ago that The Carter Center sent out a three-sentence statement disclosing the former president’s cancer diagnosis.

Meeting 'Mr. Jimmy'

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Atlantans, regular folks share their favorite stories

Readers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shared stories of where they met former President Jimmy Carter over the years, through photos and in their own words.

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At college. At the ballpark. At his library. Readers have met the former Georgia governor everywhere.

After the 39th president announced he had liver cancer in 2015, the public shared their stories of meeting Carter

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Jimmy Carter, one of us

A chance encourter, 16 years ago, underscores what so many of us know: Jimmy Carter, perhaps more than any other chief executive in this and the previous century, is the peopl

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Postage stamp honoring Jimmy Carter unveiled

The Forever stamp honoring former President Jimmy Carter will be available beginning in Atlanta on Oct. 1, which would've been Carter's 101st birthday.

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OPINION

The untold story of Amy Carter’s White House nanny, Mary Prince

Mary Prince met President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter 54 years ago as a wrongly convicted murderer. She talks about becoming a beloved nanny, caregiver and member of the family.

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This weekend: Celebrating Jimmy Carter’s mission, not mourning his loss

The Carter Center, the large Atlanta-based nonprofit founded by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, holds its first annual retreat since the former president died.

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High rate of return on Jimmy Carter’s investment in national parks

Carter’s investment in our National Park System was both prudent fiscal policy and patriotic recognition that America’s natural beauty is a primary source of her greatness.

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Celestial mural of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter greets Atlanta airport travelers

The mural joins more than 1,000 artworks that make up the airport art program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.