When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...

During Carter's presidency, many thought they would no longer have to sign up for possible military service. As one Rolling ...

The president gave an unconditional pardon to those who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.

Ironically, in a speech about a “crisis of confidence” Carter himself came across as not confident. Although he did lay out a plan, the speech lacked any single phrase that anyone could look at ...

The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the ...

President Jimmy Carter was determined to restore a belief that government can be a force for good. How did America go from ...

And Reagan seemed particularly strong compared to his predecessor, Jimmy Carter ... the lingering trauma of Vietnam, the American public was not inclined toward more war or defense spending.