The president gave an unconditional pardon to those who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.
For many Vietnam War resisters – myself included, it is more personal. Jimmy Carter’s first act as president was to pardon draft resisters. He then established a program for military deserters ...
During Carter's presidency, many thought they would no longer have to sign up for possible military service. As one Rolling Stone writer learned at the time, they were wrong.
Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, died on Dec. 29 ...
Nearly every tribute to Jimmy Carter is necessarily encumbered with ... America was in the aftermath of Watergate, the Vietnam War’s end and the sexual and social upheavals of the 1960s were ...
The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the Middle East.
Read Jimmy Carter’s full obituary Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global ...
President Jimmy Carter was determined to restore a belief that government can be a force for good. How did America go from there to Donald Trump?
And Reagan seemed particularly strong compared to his predecessor, Jimmy Carter ... the lingering trauma of Vietnam, the American public was not inclined toward more war or defense spending.
On his first day in office, Carter issued an executive order pardoning more than 200,000 men who evaded the Vietnam draft.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, initially won over Ohioans with his values, but it wasn't enough to keep their trust.
Former President Jimmy Carter is widely acknowledged as a hardworking man who accomplished much after the presidency, but he also had significant success in policies as president.