Perhaps Carter’s most revealing poem, “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” concerns the man who never got to see his namesake son’s achievements. He wrote that he despised Earl’s discipline, and swallowed hunger for “just a word of praise.”

Congress paid tribute to the late President Jimmy Carter at the Capitolwith Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson, and John Thune speaking fondly of his character.

Former US President Jimmy Carter’s body returns to Washington DC for three days of state funeral rites.View on euronews

Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and living a life of service.

Fifty years later, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb recalled the direct impact former President Jimmy Carter had on his life.

The funeral ceremonies for former President Jimmy Carter are underway. His body was transferred from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on Thursday, Jan. 9.

The Jobar Synagogue in Jobar, Syria, is one of the oldest synagogues in the world. After the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, it’s newly accessible to Syrian Jews, who for years steered clear of the area due to ongoing violence, according to The Associated Press.

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

Harris remembered the late president's "humility, modesty and grace" in a speech at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered eulogies celebrating Carter’s faith, military service and devotion to service, including his hands-on contributions to building homes for those in need through Habitat for Humanity.