Amber Roessner interviewed Carter in 2014 and wrote a book on the 39th president.
Roessner wrote a book about Carter called Jimmy Carter and the Birth of the Marathon Media Campaign. She wrote the book after ...
Knoxville expert on Jimmy Carter: Beloved humanitarian was often misunderstood as president
"Jimmy Carter's life reminds us of the importance of character in our national leaders," said expert Amber Roessner, a ...
East Tennesseans remember life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter is remembered for his service to others during and after his time in the Oval Office. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After ...
Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor' rocked '76
Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 ...
How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding
(THE CONVERSATION) “I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing himself to national political reporters when he ...
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Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the ...
Jimmy Carter: A family affair to the White House and beyond
The Carters are not an establishment dynasty like the Republican Bushes or the Democratic Kennedys, but his family is ...
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Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76
“Hamilton Jordan (Carter’s campaign manager) had always called Carter’s faith ‘the weirdo factor,’” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee media historian who has written ...