Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

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Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency.

News & Announcements

COMING MARCH 17 - JUNE 27, 2010: "LIFE THROUGH THE LENS" - "Photographs by Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr."
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JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM RE-OPENS WITH GALA CELEBRATION
[ Webcast of Re-opening Ceremony on October 1, 2009 ]
ON-LINE MUSEUM STORE - NOW OPEN...Shop at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Museum Store for unique gifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Simply click on Museum Store and pick from gifts you won't find anywhere else.
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***Please see below for more information on the Upcoming Events***

Exhibits & Events

Gene Griessman - "Lincoln Live: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln" - Monday, February 15, 2010 at 1:00pm - Live Performance - Carter Presidential Library Theater - Free with Paid Admission to the Museum

The wit, humor and eloquence of the 16th President are brought to life by Gene Griessman's remarkable performance and uncanny resemblance to Lincoln. His stirring portrayal of Lincoln will take us back to the Gettysburg address and moments before his assassination at Ford's Theatre. more...
Bill and Sue Wills - "Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson" - Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 2:00pm - Live Performance - Carter Presidential Library Theater - Free with Paid Admission to the Museum

You've heard of the term "whirlwind courtship"? You will see exactly what that means in the story of Lyndon and Lady Bird. In their married years "Bird" grew into an astute business woman and Lyndon became known as "The Master of the Senate". Thus it was not a surprise that when he became President his administration passed more important legislation in less time than any since FDR. more...
Life Through the Lens - "Photographs by Senator Howard H. Baker" - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - Sunday, June 27, 2010 - Free with Paid Admission to the Museum

This exhibition of 50 large-format photographs runs the gamut from "glorious, unspoiled natural vistas of his native state to exotic locales afforded by his travels around the world to the pomp and circumstance of Washington, D.C." more...
Chang-Rae Lee - "The Surrendered" - Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Book Signing - Carter Center/Cyprus Room - Free & Open to the Public

The bestselling, award-winning writer of "Native Speaker", "A Gesture Life", and "Aloft" will discuss and sign his biggest, most ambitious novel yet: a spellbinding story of how love and war echo through an entire lifetime. more...
Susan White - "A Soft Place to Land - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Book Signing - Carter Center Chapel - Free & Open to the Public

For more than ten years Naomi and Phil Harrison enjoyed a marriage of heady romance, tempered only by the needs of their children. But on a vacation alone, the couple perishes in a flight over the Grand Canyon. After the funeral, their daughters, Ruthie and Julia, are shocked by the provisions in their will. more...
Mark Kurlansky "The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macorís" - Monday, April 26, 2010 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library Theater - Free & Open to the Public

Author of the best-selling books "Cod" and "Salt", turns his attention to baseball in his new book The Eastern Stars. It is a portrait of the town of San Pedro de Macorís, a small impoverished community in the sugar growing region of the Dominican Republic that has so far produced 79 Major League baseball players with many minor leaguers waiting in the wings. more...
Hampton Sides "Hellbound on his Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the International Hunt for his Assassin" - Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library Theater - Free & Open to the Public

On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox. Fashioning himself Eric Galt, this nondescript thief and con man-whose real name was James Earl Ray-drifted through the South, into Mexico, and then Los Angeles, where he was galvanized by George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. more...
David Donovan (Terry Turner) "Murphy Station" - Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library Theater - Free & Open to the Public

Murphy Station is "A warm and poignant tale, a strong story of the American South." David Shreve, historian and co-editor (The Presidential Recordings, Lyndon B. Johnson: Volumes 4-6) says "Very well done. An interesting reflection of the South. A personal story not often heard." more...
Anya Kamenetz - "DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education" - Monday, May 17 2010 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library Theater - Free & Open to the Public

Anya Kamenetz is a staff writer for Fast Company magazine. The Village Voice nominated her for a Pulitzer Prize for contributions to the feature series Generation Debt, which became a book in 2006. Her new book looks at the changes ahead for higher education. Kamenetz argues that the future lies in personal learning networks and paths, learning that blends experiential and digital approaches, and free and open-source educational models. more...
Preschool Visitors Monday / Book Nook - BOOK NOOK WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING OF 2010

Best for ages 3-7. more...