Jimmy Carter, a steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Dec. 29, according to his son James E. Carter III, known as Chip.

(Algerina Perna/staff file photo) NAVAL ACADEMY JUNE WEEK 1978: President Jimmy Carter and acting Maryland governor Blair Lee III. Former President Jimmy Carter walks out of funeral services for ...

James Earl Carter, known as Jimmy throughout his life ... but he lost his first race for governor in 1966. He ran again and won in 1970, taking office as Georgia's 76th governor on Jan. 12 ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and Georgia state governor before becoming president, has died at the age of 100. Since leaving the White House, Carter has logged millions of miles ...

Jimmy Carter, previously governor of Georgia, beat then-President Gerald R. Ford for the presidency in 1976. He served a single term before being defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.

He was buried next to his wife, Rosalynn at their home in Plains. Jimmy Carter, a steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Dec. 29 ...

Saturday marks the start of late President Jimmy Carter's six-day state funeral, beginning with a motorcade carrying his casket through several significant and memorable locations in his home state of ...

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter flash victory signs on the night he was elected governor in 1970. (Photo courtesy Georgia State University) Carter’s biggest achievement was reorganizing the state ...

MLK's daughter spoke to Newsweek about the different trajectories of two Georgia natives, and how they aligned in the fight ...

(NEXSTAR) – Jimmy Carter, the 39th president ... surrounded by his family,” the Carter Center said. Carter, previously governor of Georgia, beat then-President Gerald R. Ford for the ...