With the news that President Jimmy Carter, ... Video below: Carter's 1979 interview. After leaving office, the former president and his wife, Rosalynn, 95, opened The Carter Center in 1982.

In 1979, a wild rabbit swam aggressively toward President Jimmy Carter's fishing boat in 1979. It quickly became known as the "killer rabbit attack," and was used against him by Ronald Reagan's ...

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil.

President Jimmy Carter surprised a Pennsylvania family of three in 1979 with a visit to their Carnegie home.The Fishers were not sure why they were picked to entertain the president.