To Learn More

Visit these places:

Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

441 Freedom Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia 30307

(404) 865 – 7100

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum opened in January 1987. Once the library was built, the materials were sorted and made ready for researchers. Today, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum contains 27 million pages of White House papers, 500,000 photographs, and hundreds of hours of video recordings and audio tapes. People come from around the world to visit the library and to study its contents.

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

300 N. Bond Street

Plains, Georgia 31780

(229) 824 – 4104

The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site gives visitors the chance to visit Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm, the Plains High School, and the train depot. The Carter Farm has been recreated to look like it did in 1938. You can visit Jimmy’s boyhood home, stop by the barn, and explore other farm buildings. At various stops along the way, you can listen to a recording of Jimmy Carter talking about his childhood adventures.

The Carter Center

“Ultimately, the work of the Carter Center is about helping people achieve better opportunities and watching hope take root where it languished before.” —Jimmy Carter

The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. While the program agenda may change, the Carter Center is guided by five principles:

1. The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues.

2. The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others.

3. The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk.

4. The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities.

5. The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.

The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public or private, in carrying out its mission.

Contact Us:

The Carter Center

One Copenhill

453 Freedom Parkway

Atlanta, GA 30307

Phone: (404) 420–5100 or (800) 550–3560

E-mail: carterweb@emory.edu

Virtually tour Jimmy Carter’s boyhood home:

http://www.jimmycartervirtualtour.info/

Additional Resources

Jimmy Carter “Just for Kids”

http://www.jimmycarter.info/justforkids_1.html

The Youth Space at Carter Library

http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/youthspace/

The White House Biography

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jimmycarter