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Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is the only presidential library located in the Southeast. The facility features author lectures, educational programs, a full-size replica of the Oval Office and the Nobel Peace Prize. The presidential archives is a repository of approximately 27 million pages of Jimmy Carter's White House material, papers of administration associates, including documents, memoranda, correspondence, etc. There are also 1/2 million photographs, and hundreds of hours film, audio and video tape.

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Integrity: Life Lessons from the Nixon White House

Thu, Oct 11, 2007

Egil Bud Krogh discuses his new book *Integrity: Life Lessons from the Nixon White House*. Jimmy Carter Library and Georgia Center for the Book copresent the former Nixon White House staffer with responsibilities for District of Columbia governmental affairs, narcotics control policy, law enforcement and transportation policy. In his book, Krogh, one of the "president's men" in the Watergate era, recalls how he lost his way and destroyed his life under the pressure of politics and power, offering insight about what integrity and success really mean.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: His Public and Private Lives

Mon, Oct 15, 2007

Jean Edward Smith explores the arc of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's intertwined political and private lives. The Jimmy Carter Library and Georgia Center for the Book copresent Jean Edward Smith discussing his new book about Franklin Delano Roosevelt's complex and compelling life. Smith draws on the papers of the Roosevelt Presidential Library as well as Columbia University's oral history collection and other repositories.

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Restoring Human Rights

Wed, Dec 3, 2008

Karin Ryan, Carter Center human rights director, moderates a panel discussion on new US human rights policies. Panelists include former President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian human rights defender Saad Ibrahim, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA Larry Cox, and Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Sima Samar.

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The Carters on The Carter Center

Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Jimmy Carter, former US President, and his wife, Rosalynn, discuss current initiatives at The Carter Center and their recent activities. Carter Center CEO John Hardman moderates.

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Troublesome Young Men: Rebels Who Helped Save England

Tue, Jun 5, 2007

Former White House Correspondent Lynne Olson reads from her new, highly acclaimed book *Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England*.

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Peacemaking and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions

Tue, Oct 17, 2006

Marion Creekmore presents insight into President Carter's intervention in the 1994 North Korea nuclear crisis, which averted a war and produced lessons for dealing with rogue regimes today. Dr. Creekmore is joined by former President Carter and former US Ambassador to South Korea James Laney in a revealing conversation about North Korea.

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Bearing Witness: Captivity, Protest, and Survival II

Thu, Mar 22, 2007

Murray Lynn shares stories of his ordeal and survival through WWII Auschwitz concentration camp. Dr. Catherine Lewis, Kennesaw State University, moderates. This lecture is copresented by The Jimmy Carter Library and Breman Jewish Heritage Museum.

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Stephen Carter: New England White

Fri, Jul 27, 2007

Stephen Carter discusses his new novel *New England White*. The Jimmy Carter Library and Georgia Center for the Book copresent this appearance by Carter, author of *The Emperor of Ocean Park* and one of America's most distinguished African American intellectuals. His new novel is a complex mystery set in a prestigious college. Carter is a legal scholar at Yale University and the author of *God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics*, *The Culture of Disbelief*, and *Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby*.

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Heralding Freedom: The Gulag and Human Rights Today

Wed, Dec 12, 2007

The Jimmy Carter Library presents a panel discussion of Heralding Freedom: a discussion of the Gulag, the American Civil Rights Movement, and human rights. The Soviet Gulag prison system imprisoned millions of innocent people during its infamous history. A panel of human rights leaders discuss its impact on Russia and the world today, as well as offering comparisons to the American civil rights movement. Former US President Jimmy Carter and former US Ambassador Andrew Young discuss the suppression of political and religious dissidents in the former Soviet Union, the US civil rights movement, and the current work of The Carter Center on human rights. The event coincides with Human Rights Day and the opening of a special exhibit at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic site called *Gulag: Soviet Prison Camps and Their Legacy*. This event is cosponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic site.

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Vicente Fox: Dreams of a Mexican President

Mon, Nov 12, 2007

Vicente Fox discusses his new book *Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President*. Jimmy Carter LIbrary and Georgia Center for the Book copresent the former President of Mexico Vicente Fox. Fox catalogs his many personal and professional achievements both during and following his tenure as Mexico's leader.

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