The following is from the introduction to LIFE’s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands. When James Earl Carter died at his home in …

See photographs and read stories about global icons - the actors, athletes, politicians, and community members that make our world come to life.

In 1971 LIFE reported from Aspen, where young people in search of adventure were moving to the Colorado resort town. What’s more, there was a demographic wrinkle—a majority (about …

The operation was important enough that it made the cover of LIFE’s March 10, 1967 issue, with a photo of a silhouetted paratrooper leaping from the plane and the headline “Battle Jump: New …

The inside story of that movie—including rare behind-the-scenes photos of Paul Newman and Robert Redford on set— is explored in LIFE’s new special edition celebrating the film’s 50th …

Learn about Margaret Bourke-White, one of the many photographers for LIFE who captured some of the most iconic pictures from the US & around the World.

In an age when attaining a satisfying work-life balance seems virtually impossible, and at a time when everyone is constantly asked to do more, achieve more, be better or risk feeling less …

Most of these photographs we flip past and forget. Others linger. The best reorient our understanding. The rare ones—the ones we feature in this special issue—change how we see …

Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

Joy and Stan Potts leave their alfalfa farm and children three months a year to brave the frontier wilderness in Idaho. Here they and their daughters, on the left side of the table, enjoy a …