There are 6 article(s) tagged Jimmy Carter:

• December 2024

  • Morris: Carter was instrumental in promoting health care as a human right

    I will remember President Carter as a person of faith who cared deeply about matters of justice and equality.

    By G. Scott Morris December 31, 2024

  • Jimmy Carter’s journey to and from Memphis

    The former president, who died Sunday, Dec. 29, came to Memphis at the height of his political power and after losing to Ronald Reagan. His visits were a snapshot of how his political fortunes changed and his pursuits after the White House.

    By Bill Dries December 31, 2024

  • Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

    Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and included multiple trips to Memphis as part of his decades-long involvement with Habitat for Humanity. 

    By The Associated Press December 30, 2024

• February 2020

  • Not a fan of debates? Watch the Super Tuesday show anyway

    Some critics argue that debates between candidates are shallow and superficial. To which I say: Compared to what? When else do we get to see them side by side, without their handlers?

    By Michael Nelson February 25, 2020

  • Nelson: Super Bowl LIV is over. Get ready for Super Tuesday IX.

    One of the most prominent shakers and movers in the effort to create Super Tuesday in 1988 was then-Tennessee Gov. Ned McWherter. 

    By Michael Nelson February 04, 2020

• October 2019

  • Sanford: A great ex-president shows up for work in Nashville

    This former president doesn’t build walls to keep people out. He builds houses to put people in. Jimmy Carter's demeanor, tone and work ethic stand in start contrast to the current occupant of the White House.

    By Otis Sanford October 10, 2019