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“CANCELLED” - Moore – “Five Days” Exhibit Date Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 04/29/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public In the wake of a long history of police abuse in Baltimore, the killing of Freddie Gray led to a week of protests and then five days described alternately as a riot or an uprising that set the entire city on edge, and caught the nation’s attention. Wes Moore, one of …
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“CANCELLED” - Miss Lillian: "The Lillian Carter Story" Exhibit Date Fri, 01 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Fri, 05/01/2020 - 19:00 Film Screening/Discussion Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public Lillian Carter was more than a President’s mother; she was a social activist and great humanitarian. It was not fashionable to speak out with regard to social issues, especially in the Deep South. Lillian Carter refused to remain silent about any injustice. Miss …
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Atlanta Science Festival - "Pitch Your Future" Exhibit Date Sat, 07 Mar, 2020 - 01:00 PM Exhibit Date Sat, 03/07/2020 - 13:00 Special Event Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicInterested in emerging technologies? Entrepreneurship? The future? Join members of the GA Tech and Carter Library communities in a game where you role-play an entrepreneur and pitch future technology applications. Examples include invisibility cloaks, self-repairing paint, and space-based nuclear …
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"CANCELLED" - Women's History Month Exhibit Date Thu, 12 Mar, 2020 - 10:00 AM Exhibit Date Thu, 03/12/2020 - 10:00 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: Godmother to the World March 12, 10:00 AM Grade Level: 3rd - 5th Tour Reservation Form …
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“CANCELLED” - Karen Sherman - "Brick By Brick" Exhibit Date Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 04/14/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public This powerful memoir weaves the stories of valiant women who survived war and conflict with the struggle of author Karen Sherman, a long-standing international women’s rights advocate working to recover from her own history of abuse. The remarkable strength of these women helped …
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“CANCELLED” - Jen Gotch - "The Upside of Being Down" Exhibit Date Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 03/25/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicJen Gotch’s inspirational memoir dares readers to live each day with hope, optimism, kindness, and humor. It is hilarious, hyper-relatable, and filled with fascinating insights and hard-won wisdom on everything from why it’s okay to cry at work to the emotional rating …
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“CANCELLED” - David Daley - "Unrigged" Exhibit Date Wed, 13 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 05/13/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public David Daley emerged as one of the nation’s leading authorities on gerrymandering. In “Unrigged” , he charts a vibrant political movement that is rising in the wake of his and other reporters’ revelations. With his trademark journalistic rigor and narrative flair, Daley reports on …
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“CANCELLED” - Julian Zelizer - "Burning Down the House" Exhibit Date Thu, 14 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 05/14/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public In “ Burning Down the House ” , historian Julian Zelizer pinpoints the moment when our country was set on a path toward an era of bitterly partisan and ruthless politics, an era that was igniting by Newt Gingrich and his …
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“CANCELLED” - Richard Cordray - "Watchdog" Exhibit Date Wed, 06 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 05/06/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public In the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Sharing the stories of individual consumers, “ Watchdog” shows how the Bureau quickly became a powerful force for good, suing big banks for cheating or deceiving consumers, …
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“CANCELLED” - Elizabeth Shackelford - "The Dissent Channel" Exhibit Date Mon, 18 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Mon, 05/18/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the PublicIn 2017, Elizabeth Shackelford wrote a pointed resignation letter to her then boss, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. She had watched as the State Department was gutted, and now she urged him to stem the bleeding by showing leadership and commitment to his diplomats …
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Chris Whipple - "The Spy Masters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future" Exhibit Date Mon, 19 Oct, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Mon, 10/19/2020 - 19:00 Virtual ( Zoom ) Open ConversationFree and Open to the PublicFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers, comes a remarkable, behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to run the world’s most powerful intelligence agency, and how the CIA is often a crucial counterforce against presidents threatening to overstep the powers of …
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“CANCELLED” - J. Chester Johnson - "Damaged Heritage" Exhibit Date Tue, 12 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 05/12/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/BookSigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicThe 1919 Elaine Race Massacre, arguably the worst in our country’s history, has been widely unknown for the better part of a century, thanks to the whitewashing of history. “Damaged Heritage” brings to light a deliberately erased chapter in American history, and Chester …
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“CANCELLED” - Jared Diamond - "Upheaval" Exhibit Date Fri, 15 May, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Fri, 05/15/2020 - 19:00 Lecture/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the Public In his international bestsellers “Guns, Germs and Steel” and “Collapse”, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting …
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2020 Visions of Peace Collaborative Exhibit Exhibit Date Wed, 13 May, 2020 - 12:00 AM Exhibit Date Wed, 05/13/2020 - 00:00 In celebration of the 25th anniversary of International Paint Pals, the Carter Library will host “20/20 Visions of Peace,” an exhibition showcasing over 1000 works of art created by children from around the world. While the exhibition opening is postponed, The Carter Library invites you to take part in this international art project by creating your own version of peace and sharing it …
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"Liberty and Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers" Exhibit Date Thu, 23 Jul, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 07/23/2020 - 19:00 Online Film Screening Online link: https:// meet.google.com/aaf-fjbk-pgz Free and Open to the PublicJoin us for an online film screening of “Liberty and Slavery: The Paradox of America’s Founding Fathers” . The phrase “all men are created equal” is the most powerful ideal that comes out of the American Revolution. But, at the time of the writing of this phrase, the …
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Lisa Napoli, - "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News" Exhibit Date Tue, 08 Sep, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 09/08/2020 - 19:00 Online Discussion Free Online at https://meet.google.com/njv-phwi-gsn?authuser=0 or Join by phone (US) +1 857-529-8378PIN: 805 318 746#Join us for the wild inside story of the birth of CNN and dawn of the age of 24-hour news. Lisa Napoli explains how an Atlanta billboard company owner and sailor changed the face of news forever. Lisa will be in …
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Presidential Powers and Precedents: What's the Limit? Exhibit Date Tue, 22 Sep, 2020 - 04:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 09/22/2020 - 16:00 Free Distance Learning Program In partnership with the Presidential Primary Sources Project, five case studies of U.S. Presidents including Hoover, Truman, Carter, Reagan and Clinton will examine the limits of Presidential Power in this webinar for secondary school educators (grades 6-12). To register for this and other Fall webinars for students and educators, complete the …
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Georgia on My Mind: The Extraordinary Life of President Carter Exhibit Date Thu, 01 Oct, 2020 - 02:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 10/01/2020 - 14:00 Free Distance Learning Program The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library is teaming up with the National Park Service and the staff of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site to reflect on the life of our 39th President as we celebrate his 96th Birthday. For students and educators alike, this program will examine and discuss the primary sources of these institutions to …
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Jonathan Alter - “His Very Best” Exhibit Date Thu, 01 Oct, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 10/01/2020 - 19:00 Virtual Event on Google Meet Free Online https://meet.google.com/jxv-rtmf-bya or Join by phone (US) +1 937-889-1167PIN: 761 772 583# Jonathan Alter tells the epic story of an enigmatic man of faith and his improbable journey from barefoot boy to global icon. Alter paints an intimate and surprising portrait of the only president since Thomas Jefferson who can fairly be called a …
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Jelani Favors - "Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism" Exhibit Date Tue, 17 Nov, 2020 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 11/17/2020 - 19:00 Rescheduled Event Virtual Event on Google Meet https://meet.google.com/vgh-hcoz-eoo?authuser=0 Free and Open to the PublicJelani Favors demonstrates how HBCUs became a refuge during the oppression of the Jim Crow era and illustrates the central role their campus communities played during the civil rights and Black …