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The official Twitter account of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration.
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We are a Blue Star Museum! Starting this Saturday (May 16) through Labor Day (September 7), active duty military and up to five family members will receive free admission to our museum by showing a valid military ID. We are open Monday-Saturday from 9:30am-4:30pm.
While we celebrate the Carters’ birthdays every year, we’re making it so that you can too! Every August 18th (Rosalynn’s birthday) and October 1st, (Jimmy’s birthday), admission to the Museum is free!
Img: Black tie dinner outside of the Carter Presidential Center, 9/30/1986
Join us in person on 10/26 as we hear from Eric Liu on his new book, Live Like a Citizen. He will be in conversation with Jill Savitt, Pres. and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Onsite books sales thanks to Chairs Books, signing to follow author talk.
Happy Dolly Day to all who celebrate!
These photos were taken on October 2, 1979 at the Ford's Theater Salute to Country Music. Nlc13410.29 and nlc13416.24
#925 #DollyDay #CarterLibrary #PresidentialLibrary
Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, September 23rd, 1976: The first debate between President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter was viewed by nearly 70 million people. #Carter50
Image courtesy of Wally McNamee; copy of debate transcript in our collection
Join GHS for a special conversation with Dr. Kevin Gaines and Dr. Stan Deaton. They will explore how civic engagement changed America in the years following WWII.
The event is free and open to the public.
Learn more at ow.ly/BJ8050ZNwZ1
We have several incredible programs scheduled for next week! Join us in person 7pm-9pm each night. Check out our website for more information and other programs.
As her childhood was also spent in a rural farm environment, it's no wonder that Jimmy Carter counted Dolly Parton as his favorite female country singer. This mailgram in our collection shows Dolly's enthusiasm at this news. 🤠💜 #InternationalCountryMusicDay
This month marks 48 years since the Camp David Accords. To mark this monumental achievement during the Carter Administration, let's read Lawrence Wright's "Thirteen Days in September" and meet virtually to discuss. Register at jimmycarterlibrary.gov/event… to get the meeting link.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Today, we remember those who were lost, honor the first responders and countless others who answered the call to serve, and recognize all those who continue to carry the memories of that day.
Plains 9/11 memorial.
ALT In Plains, Georgia, that commitment to remembrance has found a permanent home. Inspired by a visit to the National September 11 Memorial in New York, local Eagle Scout Grady Young spent years working to create a memorial for his community. At its heart stands a piece of steel recovered from the World Trade Center—a tangible connection between a small town in southwest Georgia and a day that touched the entire nation. Image: WALB 10 News, Albany, GA
#OTD 1976 in Chicago, Jimmy Carter campaigned during a torchlight parade with Adlai Stevenson III and Mayor Richard Daley.
Torchlight parades have long been tied to campaigning politicians, including Abraham Lincoln in 1860. #Carter50
Image courtesy of @uiclibrary
In 1977, the First Lady submitted the recipe to the Marine Officer’s Wives Club cookbook, which can be found in our collection, but also on the U.S. National Archives Letters To The President website, where you can copy it from the transcription here: short.do/njkkka
Today, we remember an American original and a wonderful friend. Dolly, we will always love you!
Our thoughts are with the Parton family and all those who loved her.
Image: PC and FL greet Dolly at the WH 10/2/79, before attending Country Music Gala at Ford’s Theatre. NAID 84150
“Our people respect the American farmer. The family farm has preserved...honesty, dependability, hard work & faith—which we need to rediscover as a nation,” Carter said at the Iowa State Fair on 8/25/76. #Carter50
Img from the Des Moines Register, schedule from our collection.
The Carter Library welcomes Elizabeth Alexander in conversation with Jericho Brown for Signals Across Vast Distances: Essays and Tales, a call to courage and connection from prize-winning poet and champion of the arts and humanities Elizabeth Alexander. RSVP on our website.
OTD in 1814, the British burned the WH, Capitol Building and other government structures. Where wat the Declaration of Independence during the War of 1812? Join us virtually on 9/2 as we discuss this months book club selection. Register on our website to receive the meeting link.
Join us on September 24 as David Chaffetz discusses his new book, Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires. This event will take place in the Carter Library theater and will be free and open to the public.
Join us on September 22 as we hear Andrew Greer talk about his book, More Than a President: Sundays with Jimmy Carter. He will be in conversation with Kim Carter Fuller, niece of President and Mrs. Carter, who took over President Carter's Sunday School lessons.
#FYI
We've been hard at work processing records from Jimmy Carter's post-Presidential files, and you can view our new finding aid here: short.do/mSnJMt. We will be updating the finding aid as we process more series of records.
Imgs: Nobel Peace Prize Files
