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 ...
After a family funeral, the 39th president will be buried beside his wife at their home in Plains, Ga. President Biden, one ...
During Carter's presidency, many thought they would no longer have to sign up for possible military service. As one Rolling ...
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 ...
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 ...
The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the ...
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 ...
President Jimmy Carter was determined to restore a belief that government can be a force for good. How did America go from ...
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.