In 1975, political consultant Tim Kraft’s job was to turn “Jimmy who?” into Jimmy Carter, the bona fide presidential contender. It was a tall order for a first-term Georgia governor.

Two state politicians remember vividly the 1976 Iowa Caucus cycle and then candidate Jimmy Carter starting his run for the White House in the state. “I was impressed, now I’m young ...

Jimmy Carter's 1976 Iowa Caucus win established the state as a proving ground for presidential hopefuls. Carter's team leveraged grassroots organizing and capitalized on media attention ...

“I was very, very, very impressed by my first meeting with Jimmy Carter. After that, every time he came into Iowa I met him, and he called me his second favorite Amy Lynn,” Amy Chamberlin sai ...

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer and little-known ... One time I came across him standing alone on an Iowa street corner. “Stay here, George,” he told me. “I’m going to call a press ...

Jimmy Carter will be be honored with a state funeral ... traveled to New Hampshire, Iowa and all over the country talking to voters and campaigning for Carter, the dependable Southerner who ...

As she reflects on the death of former president Jimmy Carter, Koob said she credits Carter for bringing her home. In November 1979, Kathryn Koob of eastern Iowa and 51 other Americans were taken ...

Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern ... It all came together on a cold January night in Iowa. Mr. Carter did not win the Iowa caucuses in 1976 — the most votes were cast for ...