Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

We are a Blue Star Museum! Starting this Saturday (May 16) through Labor Day (September 7), active duty military and up to five family members will receive free admission to our museum by showing a valid military ID. We are open Monday-Saturday from 9:30am-4:30pm.

Join us in person on June 17 at 7pm ET as we hear from Jeff Dingler and Brigette Jones on their new book, Images of America: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. Learn about the communities and history that help make up Atlanta’s vibrant and beautiful culture.

Today is #InternationalNursesDay! We love honoring Miss Lillian for her amazing work around the world. From RN to Peace Corps volunteer, she changed many lives throughout her career. To all the nurses around the world, thank you for all you do! You make the world a better place.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the strong women out there holding it all together! These two ladies knew a thing or two about raising some ambitious children! Allie Smith (RC's mother) and Lillian Carter (JC's mother) sit in rocking chairs. What do you think they're chatting about?

Join us June 10 at 7:00pm as award-winning author, Beverly Gage, discusses her new book This Land is Your Land. Books will be available for purchase onsite through Charis Books and can be signed by the author following the event.

Time for our new Book Club pick! The Carter Library will be meeting on June 3 at 7:00pm ET to discuss Our Endangered Values by President Jimmy Carter. As always, these events are free and open to the public. Please register on our website for full details and the meeting link.

Today we honor ATL legend, Ted Turner. A close friend of PC, they often attended Atlanta Braves games together. Turner was a dedicated supporter of @CarterCenter, presenting PC with this signed jersey honoring their work. His impact on ATL, and the world, will never be forgotten.

A televised Bill Moyers interview with candidate Jimmy Carter aired on the show “USA: People and Politics” on 5/6/76. The segment would go on to win a Peabody Award. You can watch it on the AmericanArchive.org website! #Carter50 Images screencapped from video of interview.

The Carter Library and Carter Center were honored to host the Presidential 1776 Awards regional contest last weekend. 44 amazing students competed for a chance to move on to nationals, which will be held in D.C. next month. Congratulations to the four finalists and alternate.

One of the most important days of the 1976 Carter campaign was 5/4/1976, the Georgia Democratic Presidential primary. His crew stayed at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta to watch results come in. He won the primary with 83.44% of the votes. #Carter50 Images: NAID 117701067

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. First Lady RC served as chairwoman of the President’s Commission on Mental Health, testifying before Congress regarding mental health legislation. Her unwavering efforts beyond the WH led to the passing of the Mental Health Parity Act in '08.

With the 1976 Texas Dem. primary a couple of days away, Jimmy Carter gave a speech to the Student Bar Association at Southern Methodist Univ. in Dallas. He would win the primary with 47.65% of the votes. #Carter50 Image: Dallas Morning News, 4/30/76; Schedule from our collection

Ever wish you could sign the Declaration of Independence? Now’s your chance! Visit the Carter Library between May 11-15 and stop by the @Freedom250 Truck to digitally add your name to the nation’s founding document. Free and open to the public 9:00am-5:00pm daily.

In November of 1979, three First Ladies attended the National Women's Conference: Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Rosalynn Carter, all shown here with civil rights icon Coretta Scott King. #NationalFirstLadiesDay @Ford_Library @LBJLibrary Image no. nlc03413.19

While campaigning in Williamsport, PA on 4/24/76, Jimmy Carter saw firsthand how potential voters saw him: a man of the people and a Washington outsider, which would become a winning message in the 1976 Presidential election. #Carter50 Image courtesy of the @AP Archives

Today is #WorldBookDay! And what better way to celebrate than signing up for our next book club meeting! Join us May 6 at 7pm ET as we discuss A Remarkable Mother by Jimmy Carter. Register on our website, meeting links will be sent out on May 6. #Bookclub #CarterLibrary

In his 1980 #EarthDay proclamation, Jimmy Carter said, “The Earth is a fragile asset. The return on wise investments in our environment will be reaped not only by ourselves, but by generations of our descendants.” Check EarthDay.Org to see initiatives you can take!

Want to learn more about the war between the two George’s? Come visit us from May 11-15, while the @Freedom250 Truck is onsite, to tour the mobile museum of the nation’s founding! Free and open to the public 9:00am-5:00pm daily. Images courtesy of Freedom Truck

Join us on May 19 as we welcome Jack Cheevers to the Carter Library to discuss his new book, Kennedy’s Coup. Books will be available for purchase through Eagle Eye Books and can be signed by the author after the event. #CarterLibrary #PresidentialLibrary #AuthorProgram

Join us May 11-15 from 9am-5pm for the Freedom Truck! This mobile museum welcomes guests to learn about the Revolutionary War, American Heroes from throughout our 250-year history, and digitally add their names to the Declaration of Independence. Groups are welcome. @freedom250