The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.

The war had been over for Americans since 1973; North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam, reuniting the country by force in 1975. Still, Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter believed the fates of thousands of ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, was a dark horse Democratic presidential candidate with little national recognition when he beat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in 1976.

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

When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...

When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter issued Proclamation 4483 on his first full day in office ...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, seen in September 1980 ... his legacy was the way he dealt with the aftermath of the Vietnam War. By the time Saigon fell in 1975, over 58,000 American military ...

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The president gave an unconditional pardon to those who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.

Given Washington's reputation, it's hard to fathom an era when Carter wasn't a winner here. But in 1976 and 1980, Republicans won the West.

Did the thirty-ninth president’s domestic and foreign policy successes outweigh his more well-publicized failures?