Carter, who died Sunday at 100, was widely known as a man of faith, especially after his long post-presidency became defined by images of the Baptist Sunday School teacher building homes for low- ...

FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter, center, listens to a speech by former President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Carazo Odio, right, at the opening of the Joan B. Kroc Institute For Peace and Justice ...

FILE - President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter chat with Rev. Charles Trentham as they leave the First Baptist Church in Washington on March 20, 1977. (AP Photo/Charles W. Harrity, File) ...

Dec. 29—WATERTOWN — On Nov. 18, 1975, 51-year-old Jimmy Carter made his rounds in the city, radiating confidence of how he saw the 1976 presidential election concluding.

Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown on Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. Credit: AP/David Goldman By The Associated Press Updated ...

Much attention has focused on the late Jimmy Carter's presidency and long post-presidency. But columnist Quin Hillyer reminds us that in 1976, the little-known Georgia governor's candidacy changed ...