The memo signified Trump’s effort to swiftly address a historic post-pandemic spike in consumer prices. Inflation is a chief ...

On July 15, 1979, amid inflation and long lines at the gas pump, Jimmy Carter made an economic plea to the American people.

Appointing Paul Volcker was the top accomplishment of the Carter presidency, and the benefit of a more vigilant Fed continues to pay dividends.

Jimmy Carter, as politicians go ... On July 15, 1979 — amid chronic inflation, long lines at the gas pumps, and a lingering hangover from the turmoil of Watergate — he gave a speech titled ...

In the Jan. 11 Lewiston Tribune, there was a political cartoon showing a mother and son discussing the flags being at half-staff. The mother said it was for a great man who used to be president; the ...

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 ...

Jimmy Carter showed that presidents seen as failures on leaving can be viewed generously years later. What about Biden? His legacy is in Trump's hands.

Jimmy Carter’s sainthood papers must be on their ... lobbied Carter to admit the former shah. Then there was U.S. inflation, which reached 13.5% in 1980. (It’s now 2.7%.) ...

Thursday, Jan. 9, was a day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter ... Much is often made of the inflation and high interest rates of the Carter presidency, and they certainly played a significant ...

Joe Biden, when he ascended to the presidency four years ago, wanted to ‘restore the soul’ of the US and prove that Donald ...

WASHINGTON – Jimmy Carter could have been tossed off as little more than a failed one-term president who presided over rampant inflation, a gas shortage and the Iran hostage crisis.

Jimmy Carter meets with cabinet members to discuss energy and inflation policy in 1979. (© CORBIS / Corbis via Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree ...