In memory of the former President, who passed away on December 29th, WXXI News presents this NPR Special Report.
NPR Special Report: The Life and Legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter airs Wednesday, January 1 at 1 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. on WXXI-FM 105.9 and streaming on WXXInews.org.
Featuring NPR’s Ari Shapiro as host and reporting from NPR’s Linda Wertheimer, the special looks at the career and life of the 39th president of the U.S. Carter will receive a state funeral and President Biden has set Jan. 9 as a national day of mourning.
Photo: Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to a group of Duke University alumni at the Carter Center in Atlanta in 2012. Credit: John Bazemore / AP/AP