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From the Archives: The historical connection between Jimmy Carter and Notre Dame

Spencer Kelly, Thomas Dobbs, Erin Drumm and Avery Polking | Monday, February 27, 2023

On Feb. 18, former President Jimmy Carter, age 98, entered hospice care. The announcement was followed by a flurry of tributes for the longest-living American president, whose legacy has become defined less by his time in office and more by extensive humanitarian work in the decades since he left the White House. Carter’s laudable efforts

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Former President Jimmy Carter, TV host David Letterman visit campus for Work Project Opening Ceremony

Tom Naatz | Monday, August 27, 2018

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, David Letterman had a problem. Letterman was watching news coverage of the disaster that had just afflicted New Orleans and the entirety of the Gulf Coast, and he desperately wanted to help out; his only problem was he wasn’t sure how he could do it. “As you see,

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to speak at Notre Dame

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, August 23, 2018

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will speak at Purcell Pavilion on Sunday during the 2018 Carter Work Project Opening Ceremonies, according to an email sent to the Notre Dame community. According to the email, the Carter Work project is in its 35th year. Hosted by

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Speakers remember stories of Hesburgh’s life

Emily McConville, Kayla Mullen and Margaret Hynds | Thursday, March 5, 2015

Nearly 10,000 members of the Notre Dame community gathered in Purcell Pavilion to remember University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh at a memorial tribute Wednesday. Twelve invited speakers — including President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and one current and two former U.S. Senators — recounted stories, shared

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University announces speakers for Fr. Hesburgh’s memorial

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, M.A. class of 1975, top a long list of dignitaries who will offer reflections at the memorial service for University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore “Ted” Hesburgh on Wednesday evening, the University announced in a press release Monday. According to the statement, other speakers

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Jimmy Carter remembers Fr. Theodore Hesburgh

Letter to the Editor | Friday, February 27, 2015

For 40 years, I have been blessed by the friendship and inspirational counsel of Father Theodore Hesburgh. Father Hesburgh has devoted his long and consequential life to serving humanity, always taking courageous stands on the serious moral issues that have faced our nation and the world–from his fight for civil and human rights and against