Welcome to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency.
If you would like to contact President and Mrs. Carter or the Carter Center staff, please visit www.cartercenter.org
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPECIAL EXHIBIT: COUNTDOWN TO ZERO: Jan. 11, 2017 - Dec. 16, 2017 - Only one human disease, smallpox, has ever been eradicated. But soon a second infection will join the list: Guinea worm disease, a painful and debilitating condition caused by the Guinea worm--known to many as the "fiery serpent". There is no medicine to cure Guinea worm disease and no vaccine to prevent it. Yet it can be stopped. This exhibition shows the heroic efforts throughout history to eradicate, eliminate, and control disease, including the Carter Center-led campaign to wipe out Guinea worm.
[ Countdown to Zero - More Information ]RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENT!!! - The CREST computer system which holds and provides access to recently declassified documents is down. We are actively working on a repair solution for the system. We do not have a date for when the system will be available to researchers. The Carter Presidential Library regrets any inconvenience that this causes. Please contact our staff with questions or for assistance with accessing declassified documents in the textual files of the Library.
CURRICULUM!!! - The President's Travels - The President's Travels is NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: 19 Units, covering grades 2 - 12, all GPS-correlated, based on primary sources from our holdings, and covering a breadth of content areas: Geography, U. S. History, Civics, Energy & Environment, Human Rights, U. S. Foreign Policy, Science & Health, Current Events, the Middle-East, Segregation & Civil Rights, even Character Education
[ THE PRESIDENT'S TRAVELS ]FIELD TRIP SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM!!!! - The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum and the Coca-Cola Foundation have generously established funding for the Carter Library to provide transportation funds for Georgia schools to use when bringing students to our newly-renovated museum for educational activities.
[ FIELD TRIP SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM ]CIVIL WAR HISTORY: Atlanta and Copenhill - An Article written by James A. Yancey, Jr., Former Archivist, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. The Carter Center and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library are located on prime property that has been the scene of several historically significant events during Atlanta's relatively brief history.
[ THE CIVIL WAR ]
EVENTS & EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT - NOW OPEN!!!: "Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease"
January 11, 2017 - December 16, 2017
Only one human disease, smallpox, has ever been eradicated. But soon a second infection will join the list: Guinea worm disease, a painful and debilitating condition caused by the Guinea worm--known to many as the "fiery serpent". There is no medicine to cure Guinea worm disease and no vaccine to prevent it.Monica Hesse - "American Fire"
Monday, July 17, 2017 at 7:00pm
Lecture/Booksigning. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater. Free and Open to the Public. "AMERICAN FIRE" is Washington Post reporter Hess's account of a five-month long arson spree that left a rural county in Virginia reeling, and the twisted love story behind it all. Back in 2012, Charles Smith pleaded guilty to 67 counts of arson in Accomack County, finally putting to rest a slew of fires that confounded local and federal law enforcement and arson specialists for months.Jeff Beekman - "Battle of Atlanta"
Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 7:00pm
Lecture. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater. Free and Open to the Public. B*ATL presents Jeff Beekman, Art Professor and Department Head at Florida State University. Mr. Beekman will be speaking as part of the annual Battle of Atlanta program.Dan Zak - "Almighty"
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 7:00pm
Lecture/Booksigning. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater. Free and Open to the Public. Washington Post reporter Dan Zak re-examines America's love-hate relationship to the bomb, from the race to achieve atomic power before the Nazis did to the solemn 70th anniversary of Hiroshima.Celeste Headlee - "We Need To Talk"
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 7:00pm
Lecture/Booksigning. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater. Free and Open to the Public. Whether you are struggling to communicate with your kid's teacher at school, an employee at work, or the people you love the most--Headlee offers smart strategies to help us all have conversations that matter.
