A year-long hostage crisis led to a presidency that would shape American politics for decades. But how much of what really happened is public?

One of the world’s most complex regions hosted the humble Southerner’s biggest triumph and most stinging defeat, as seen on front pages of The Washington Post.

There were many reasons that Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980. The Panama Canal Treaty wasn’t among them.

Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the Middle East.

As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican.

They elected Ronald Reagan whose campaign projected strength ... after Carter’s stinging rejection by American voters. "Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency would be known for many things ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will meet for the first time since the US election at the funeral of former president Jimmy Carter in Washington on Thursday.

The death of Jimmy Carter on Sunday is causing many ... The hostages were finally released on Jan. 20, 1981, minutes after Reagan took office. Carter’s government had signed the Algiers Accords ...

Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.

The arc of his life stands in such stark contradiction to the brand of strong-armed, pugilistic leadership the nation has just embraced