Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”

Jimmy Carter helped expand democracy around the world long after he left the White House. His efforts gave rise to the Carter Center, which promotes fair elections as a vehicle for peace.

Jimmy Carter, the United States’ longest-lived president ... which was about to end during his presidency. His support for Robert Mugabe at the time generated widespread criticism. He was said to have ignored the warnings of many prominent Zimbabweans ...

President Jimmy Carter meets with Zimbabwean Prime Minister Robert Mugabe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 27, 1980. Credit: AP/Barry Thumma Even as a candidate ...

Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after his country achieved independence and later described Zimbabwe's adoption of democracy as “our greatest single ...

Carter welcomed Zimbabwe’s independence just four years later, hosting new Prime Minister Robert Mugabe at the White ... The think tank Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982 played a key ...

Jimmy Carter helped expand democracy around the ... Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after his country achieved independence and later described ...

Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at the White House soon after ... Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, left, meets with Nicaraguan presidential candidate Daniel Ortega, of ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president ... hosting new Prime Minister Robert Mugabe at the White House and quoting the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Injustice ...

The 111-day walkout by coal miners, which began on December 6, 1977, was a major strategic experience for the American and international working class.

Much has been written about Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who served from 1977 to 1981, and died at 100 on Dec. 29. People will tell you he was a decent, honest and ethical

The Carter administration administration marked a break from the Cold War-era policies of prioritizing strategic interests over moral values, advocating instead for a foreign policy that emphasized human rights and democracy.