Jimmy Carter

Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President Richard Nixon walk around the grounds of Brezhnev's country home by the Black Sea in Yalta, Russia, in June 1974. Nixon had some meetings with Brezhnev without a U.S. interpreter, a practice

Trump's Recently Disclosed Putin Conversation Is 'Nixon All Over Again'

2:46pm July 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Two interpreters who served a number of U.S. presidents say a secrecy-obsessed Richard Nixon was the only recent president to routinely dispense with interpreters.

Jimmy Carter Is 'Okay' After Dehydration Scare At Habitat For Humanity Site

5:33pm July 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The 92-year-old former president was working with the charity in Canada when he "became dehydrated" and was taken to a hospital Thursday. Carter says to "keep building," according to the group.

In 2003, reporters listen to the then-newly released 240 hours of Nixon White House recorded conversations at the National Archives in College Park, Md.

The Shadowy History Of Secret White House Tapes

8:00am May 13, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

American presidents began surreptitious recordings in the White House in 1940 under Roosevelt, unbeknownst to Congress or the public. After Nixon, they were believed to stop, but did they?

Medical worker Abaare Hussein extracts a Guinea worm from a child's leg in Savelugu Village in northern Ghana in 2007.

The Last Days Of Guinea Worm

6:37pm June 06, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The world has wiped out only one human disease: smallpox. Guinea worm disease looks like it's on the verge of being the second.

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Jimmy Carter's Grandson, Jeremy Carter, Has Died At 28

6:34pm December 20, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Jeremy Carter died suddenly this weekend. His grandfather, former president Jimmy Carter, shared the word of his family's loss at the Sunday school class he taught just hours later.

Former President Jimmy Carter at a Habitat for Humanity site in Memphis.

Former President Jimmy Carter Says He Is Cancer-Free

1:12pm December 06, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Back in August, Carter announced that his melanoma had spread to his liver and brain. Today, he told his congregation that the cancer was gone.

Before dawn on Sunday, the line to get into Maranatha Baptist Church was already long. The crowds were hoping to catch former President Jimmy Carter teaching his customary Sunday school class. Carter recently announced he has been diagnosed with cancer.

'A Mighty Fine Teacher': Hundreds Gather For Carter's Sunday School

2:40pm August 25, 2015

by Grant Blankenship

Former President Jimmy Carter regularly teaches Sunday school, and he's made it clear his cancer diagnosis won't change that. The small church he attends can't fit all who travel there to hear him.

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A long legacy in global health: Former President Jimmy Carter has worked to end neglected diseases since 1982. Here he sits with former South African President Nelson Mandela at a ceremony in Soweto, celebrating a new AIDS project in 2002.

What Jimmy Carter Did After His 'Involuntary Retirement'

6:01pm August 20, 2015

by Diane Cole

The former president is now fighting cancer. For the past 30 years, he has fought to wipe out diseases that plague millions of people. The efforts have brought one parasite to the edge of eradication.

Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis at the Carter Center in Atlanta, on Thursday. Carter, 90, said the cancer has spread to his brain, and he will undergo radiation treatment at Emory University Hospital

Former President Carter Says He Will 'Cut Back Dramatically' On Public Schedule

12:53pm August 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Doctors found cancer in Carter's liver and brain. He's starting radiation therapy Thursday. Carter, the son of a peanut farmer, served as the 39th president of the United States, from 1977 to 1981.

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on May 2. Carter announced Wednesday that he has cancer.

Former President Jimmy Carter Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

6:21pm August 12, 2015

by Sam Sanders

A cancer was discovered during a recent liver surgery. Carter says he will undergo treatment at Emory Healthcare in Georgia.