Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
The son of the late President Gerald Ford delivered a posthumous eulogy that his father wrote to deliver at the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter. Ford died in 2006.
Only three family members spoke during the funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, but many more attended the services and are expected in Plains. Ga.
Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford on Air Force One in 1981 ... I know for certain he is the only former president to perform a duet of “On the Road Again” with Willie Nelson. Georgia wasn’t just on Jimmy’s mind — it was in his blood.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital. Thursday’s events conclude six days of national funeral rites for the 39th president who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
Dec. 12, 1982: Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter join Willie Nelson at a performance at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Ga. 1984: Jack Carter, Elizabeth Carter ...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with the pageantry ... who campaigned with the Allman Brothers Band, befriended Willie Nelson and quoted Bob Dylan in his 1977 inaugural address.
The Sedona International Film Festival presents the encore of “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” showing Jan. 24-30 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President” is returning to theatres for a limited time to honor the life and legacy of the late 39th President of the United States.
Musician Richard Blair got the surprise of his life when he was invited to play for President Jimmy Carter, who visited Tahoe in 2017. Blair remembers Carter, who passed away in December, as a genuine and kind person.
Carter’s legacy is perhaps best defined by his inability, as either President, or post-Presidency, to arrest the rightward political drift of the US Empire. This was the case whether that was full complicity as Commander-in-Chief or as a highly-placed critic later in life.
It never got old. No matter how many times one crammed into the modest sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist Church, there was always some wisdom to be gleaned from the measured, Bible-inspired words of Jimmy Carter.
It never got old. No matter how many times one crammed into the modest sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist Church, there was