While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of ...

Jimmy Carter—the 39th president of the United States, who died on Dec. 29 at 100—was laid to rest at the Georgia home he ...

Sometimes Carter mended fences quickly, as with Ford. In other instances, time softened hard feelings. It was only relatively recently that he reached out to former president Bill Clinton to warm ...

The Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, including one named after Bush's late father, the USS George H. W. Bush.

President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was filled with personal stories, humorous anecdotes, highlights of the former ...