AUSTIN—About 1,000 people sat rapt as former President Jimmy Carter sat for a public interview about his years as president and his views on current events at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin.

The economy is big, complex and difficult for most people to understand. In reality, the president may not have as much control over the economy as people tend to think — the Federal Reserve, for ...

Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter head the list of speakers, and organizers hope President Barack Obama also will be on hand next month when the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library celebrates the 50th ...