Research

Frequently Requested

The following topics, textual records, and audiovisual materials are frequently requested.

• Argentina Declassification Project
  Documents relating to human rights abuses under Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship.
• Camp David Accords
  

  Documents related to the Peace Treaty, including correspondence related to those agreements.

• Campaign ‘74 Source Book DNC Documents
  Instructions on retrieving the Campaign ‘74 Source Book DNC document from the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Health Issues, Bourne.

• Census (1940) of Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Smith Carter

• Dr. Samuel Mudd
  Instructions on retrieving the documents concerning the innocence of Dr. Samuel Mudd (the physician who set John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln) from the Robert J. Lipshutz Files. Executive Orders Issued by President Jimmy Carter

• Google Arts & Culture Exhibits: Includes exhibits on Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, ERA & Rosalynn Carter, the 1976 Campaign, and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

• Gubernatorial Records
  Official state records pertaining to Jimmy Carter’s role as Governor of Georgia (1971-1975) can be found at the Georgia Archives (external resource).

• Hostage Crisis in Iran

• Information about Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter and the Carter Presidency
  Biographies, genealogical information, presidential chronology, Cabinet Officers, President Carter Trips, Medal of Freedom Awards, Press Conferences, National Security Council Meetings, church attendance, bibliography, post-presidential chronology, etc.

• Key Legislation During the Carter Administration

• Menus for State Dinners during the Carter Administration
  State Dinners from February 14, 1977 - October 7, 1980.

• Movies Watched in the White House During the Carter Administration

• NSC Staff and Organization

• Oral Histories at the Jimmy Carter Library
  List of oral histories available for research and transcripts available for download.

• Panama Canal Treaties - List of Documents

• President’s Daily Diary, 1977-1981
  The President’s Daily Diary is created and maintained by the White House Office of Appointments and Scheduling and provides a record of the President’s daily activities, visitors, conversations, etc.

• Presidential Directives (PD)

• Presidential Review Memoranda (PRM)

• Selected Speeches of President Carter
  - See the American Presidency Project (external resource) as well. See also the following speeches:

  • Inaugural Address as Governor of Georgia
    

    Jimmy Carter’s “Inaugural Address,” January 12, 1971.

  • “Law Day” Address - A Message on Justice
    Jimmy Carter’s “Law Day Address”, University of Georgia, May 4, 1974.

  • Jimmy Carter Remembers Gerald Ford
    CNN, January 3, 2007.

• White House Staff Organizational Directory, Carter administration, 1977
  White House Offices with names, also includes the Vice-President’s.