Jan 8, 2025 · NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.

Jan 8, 2025 · NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.

Jan 11, 2025 · The nation's capital was never a comfortable place for the man from Plains, Georgia, and it's generally believed that Carter was a better former president than president.

Jan 9, 2025 · SHAPIRO: On November 4, 1979, Iranian college students took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. They took 52 Americans hostage. For the next 444 days, the Carter administration tried to secure the...

Jan 8, 2025 · Explore this page for programs, video clips, news stories, and educational resources to learn more about the president from Plains, Georgia, his family, and his work both in and out of the White House including his time as Governor of Georgia. Jimmy Carter's body is transported from Plains to the Carter Center. Beginning of dialog window.

Dec 31, 2024 · Join NHPR Thursday, Jan. 2 at 1 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. for a special broadcast of The Life and Legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter from NPR, hosted by Ari Shapiro and Linda Wertheimer.

Dec 6, 2024 · SHAPIRO: Rebel forces then headed south in the direction of the capital, Damascus. Along the way, they've released thousands of opposition supporters who had been imprisoned for years. On Thursday, they seized Hama, and rebels are now moving toward Syria's third-largest city, Homs.

Dec 9, 2024 · NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with professor Joshua Landis, who directs the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, about how the fall of the Assad regime could change global dynamics.

Dec 11, 2024 · NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Heydemann, Middle East Studies director at Smith College, about how Syria might avoid replicating Arab countries that are worse off after overthrowing dictators.

Ari is a speaker, singer, New York Times bestselling author, host of “The Mole” on Netflix, and award-winning anchor of NPR’s All Things Considered and the podcast Consider This.