The President understood, and so did his mother, “Miss Lillian” Carter, a down-to-earth, devout wrestling fan who religiously attended the weekly matches in Columbus, Ga., and whose favorite ...

Not surprisingly, volunteering is in Carter’s DNA. His mother, Lillian Carter, known as Miss Lillian to most, was a nurse throughout Jimmy’s childhood. During an era earmarked by segregated ...

Ms. Carter flouted the racist customs of the Jim ... Americans came to know their presidential mother as Miss Lillian, a telegenic celebrity with a quick, sometimes salty, wit.

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president born in a hospital. His mother, Miss Lillian, was a nurse and may have wanted to set an example in her community for the modern way of giving birth.