At the time, many blamed Carter for not bringing the US hostages in Iran home. But one Marine says he saved his life.

Jimmy Carter was not your stereotypical politician. He was a deeply religious man and more of a moral leader than a political ...

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

Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on ...

Stanford Professor Abbas Milani speaks to Christiane Amanpour about President Jimmy Carter’s relationship with Iran.

Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the ...

Author and scholar Reza Aslan was a child in Iran when President Jimmy Carter made history with his 1977 visit with aims to move the country “towards a pro-democratic alignment.” Aslan describes the ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.

I first met Jimmy Carter more than 50 years ago in California. It was at a small fundraiser hosted by a good Monterey ...

Jimmy Carter’s state funeral on 9 January will be an epic gathering ... But the wider region presented Carter with his biggest political challenge when activists overthrew the Shah of Iran in 1979. In ...

(“Jimmy Carter had a second term ... Get the hell out in 24 hours or we will retaliate by attacking Iran.” Carter’s weakness was an unforgivable act, no matter how it was papered over ...

The late U.S. president was remembered during his state funeral as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics ...