Our 39th president gave me a lift both physical and spiritual. I could never thank him enough for what that experience did ...

For former President Jimmy Carter, who celebrated his 100th birthday Tuesday, one of those is from the day he stood on top of his presidential limousine in downtown Tacoma. Carter, the nation’s ...

Ford and Carter ride in a limousine together to the US Capitol for Carter’s swearing-in. In the foreground are House Speaker Tip O’Neill, left, and longtime US Sen. Howard Cannon. Carter waves ...

I always knew President Jimmy Carter couldn’t live forever. I just wanted him to. It sounds selfish, and impossible, all at once and especially now, upon word of his passing at age 100 on Sunday.

Frantic, I stood on the sidewalk near President Carter’s limo, finally asking a Secret Service agent I’d met earlier in the week if he knew how I could get a ride. He didn’t. Until President ...