He had taught there since 1981 after leaving the White House and returning to live in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. As a Carter admirer who lived only 2.5 hours from Plains, I figured I’d ...

“Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center said in posting ... Jimmy Carter for a place on Mount Rushmore,” Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s ...

in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) Stuart Eizenstat, who served Carter in several capacities, including domestic affairs advisor, reminded those gathered that it was President Carter who ...

PLAINS, Ga. — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflect Carter’s climb ...

PLAINS, Ga. — The crowds have left Plains, Georgia and the town is getting used to a new normal following Thursday's funeral service for President Jimmy Carter. While residents are looking ...

Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s domestic affairs ... Boeing 747 that serves as Air Force 1 back to Georgia for burial in his hometown, Plains.

“He may not be a candidate for Mount Rushmore,” Eizenstat said. “But he belongs in the foothills.” Associated Press writers Charlotte Kramon in Plains, Georgia; and Jeff Amy and Kate ...

PLAINS, Ga. — Former president Jimmy Carter has been laid to rest at his home in Plains, Georgia. The beloved former president is being buried underneath a willow tree on the property of his ...

For the penultimate portion of the beloved former president’s funeral services on Thursday, Jan. 9, Carter — who died in December at 100 — arrived in his hometown of Plains, Ga., where the ...

Over the weekend, Carter’s motorcade traveled through Plains, past his boyhood home and the Georgia State Capitol ... Former Carter adviser Stuart Eizenstat said the purpose of his eulogy ...