Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

Welcome to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

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

SPECIAL FEBRUARY STUDENT PROGRAMS!!! - Ruth and the Green Book, Wackiest White House Pets, First Kids...It's not too late to bring your kids to the Library for some interactive fun.
[ Special Programs ]
THE CARTER CHRONICLE BLOG LAUNCHED!!!!! - The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum brings you another way to stay up-to-date through our new blog!
[ THE CARTER CHRONICLE ]
NEW 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 ]
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES DEBUT NEW PASSPORT PROGRAM!!!
[ Passport to Presidential Libraries ]
NEW 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 ]

Exhibits & Events

NOW OPEN!!!: "Patriot Expressions: Ulysses Davis's Presidents from The Beach Institute and Works from the Carter Library" - Saturday, February 2, 2013 - Sunday, April 21, 2013 - Free with Paid Admission to Museum

Ulysses Davis was a barber in West Savannah, Georgia. He cut hair for nearly fifty years and when business was slow at his barbershop, Davis whittled and carved wooden sculptures, including all of the U.S. Presidents through George H.W. Bush. more...
Dave Barry - "Insane City" - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing - Carter Center Day Chapel - Free and Open to the Public

Dave Barry gives readers a dark comic masterpiece. It is the story of Seth Weinstein. Seth knew Tina was way out of his league in pretty much any way you could imagine, which is why it continued to astonish him that he was on the plane now for their destination wedding in Florida. In the pages that follow there is gunfire, high-speed chases, and mayhem of the most unimaginable sort. more...
John Wood - "Creating Room To Read" - Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

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- Monday, February 18, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater- Free & Open to the Public

HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of America's presidents, from George Washington's time to the present. Author Hugh Howard weaves together personal, presidential, and architectural histories to shed light on the way our chief executives lived. Original photography by Roger Straus III brings the houses and furnishings beautifully to life. more...
Frye Gaillard - "The Books That Mattered: A Reader's Memoir" - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing - Carter Center Day Chapel- Co-sponsored by "The Harvard Club of Georgia"-Free & Open to the Public

Award-winning author and journalist Frye Gaillard discusses and signs his new reading memoir, "The Books That Mattered". It deals with the many books -- fiction and non-fiction -- that have shaped his life and influenced his thinking. Gaillard blends memoir, history and critical analysis to explore the works of Harper Lee, Anne Frank, James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, Alex Haley, Rick Bragg, Pat Conroy, Laura Hillenbrand, Geraldine Brooks and others. Joining Gaillard is Sena Jeter Naslund, whose work is featured in Frye's book. more...
- Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 7:00pm - Lecture - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

The Carter Library and the Ossabaw Island Education Alliance welcomes author Paul Pressly for a discussion of his book "On the Rim of the Caribbean." How did colonial Georgia make its way into the burgeoning Caribbean and Atlantic economies where trade spilled over national boundaries. Pressly examines the ways in which Georgia came to share many of the characteristics of the sugar islands, how Savannah developed as a "Caribbean" town, the dynamics of an emerging slave market, and the role of merchant-planters as leaders in forging a highly adaptive economic culture open to innovation. more...
Gyanendra Pandey - "A History of Prejudice: Race, Caste, and Difference in India and the United States" - Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:00pm (THIS IS A CHANGE OF DATE BECAUSE OF PUBLICATION DELAY) - Lecture - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater- Free & Open to the Public

Gyanendra Pandey, the leading subaltern historian, examines the multiple dimensions of prejudice in two of the world's leading democracies. This is a book about prejudice and democracy, and the prejudice of democracy. more...
Jonathan Rieder - "The Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation " - Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

Jonathan Rieder, professor of sociology at Barnard College, delves deeper than anyone before into the Letter-illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights. Rieder has interviewed King's surviving colleagues, and located rare audiotapes of King speaking in the mass meetings of 1963. Gospel of Freedom gives us a startling perspective on the Letter and the man who wrote it: an angry prophet who chastised American whites, found solace in the faith and resilience of the slaves, and knew that moral appeal without struggle never brings justice. more...
Peter Eichstaedt - "Above the Din of War"." - Friday, April 12, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing -Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

Veteran journalist Peter Eichstaedt's book, "Above the Din of War" focuses on the people of Afghanistan themselves, providing a forum in which the thoughts of everyday people can be considered. Having traveled the country for a year, Peter Eichstaedt draws out Afghans from all walks of life: a former warlord, a Taliban judge, victims of self-immolation, courageous women parliamentarians, would-be suicide bombers, besieged merchants, frightened mullahs, and desperate archaeologists. more...
Bob Dotson - "American Story" - Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing - Carter Center Day Chapel - Free & Open to the Public

NBC News correspondent Bob Dotson compiles dozens of the human interest stories featured on his segment of the Today show, "American Story with Bob Dotson." He's traveled the country for decades interviewing remarkable people, many of whom have overcome great adversity and are actively working to make the world a better place for others. He has won more than 100 national and international awards for writing. America's radio and television news directors have voted him best in the business a record six times. more...
Brandt Ayers - "In Love with Defeat: The Making of a Southern Liberal" - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 7:00pm - Lecture/Book Signing - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

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Gianna Angelopoulos - "My Greek Tragedy: Life, Love and One Woman's Olympic Effort to Bring Glory to Her Country" - Tuesdat, May 21, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/Book Signing Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki is an Olympic organizer, ambassador of the Greek state, lawyer, and former parliamentarian. In 1996, the prime minister of Greece appointed her to lead the country's successful campaign to host the 2004 Olympic Games. In My Greek Drama, Gianna Angelopoulos--known in her home country simply as ''Gianna''--has written a memoir that is as much about Greece's journey as her own. Gianna worked her way into becoming one of the most respected women in Greek public life. more...
Sam Freedman - "Breaking the Line:The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights" - Wednesday, September 26, 2013 at 7:00pm - Reading/BookSigning - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater - Free & Open to the Public

1967. Two rival football teams. Two legendary coaches. Two talented quarterbacks. Together they broke the color line, revolutionized college sports, and transformed the NFL. Samuel Freedman brings to life the historic saga of the battle for the 1967 black-college championship between Grambling College and Florida A&M. Breaking the Line reaches its climax in a tense, excruciatingly close game between the two teams, recounted with suspense and drama. more...
BOOK NOOK / Preschool Visitors Monday - WILL RESUME JUNE 2013 - Storytelling & Safari - Carter Presidential Library & Museum Lobby - Free & Open to the Public

On select Mondays, Jimmy Carter Library staff and volunteers will read from a selection of story books in our library and conduct an outdoor Garden Safari. Best for ages 2-5. more...