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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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Stephen L. Carter: Palace Council

Mon, Jul 21, 2008

Stephen L. Carter talks about his new novel, *Palace Council*. The Yale law professor describes his book as a hyperbolic thriller and a subtle and convincing comedy of manners. This event is co-sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book.

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John Edwards: Blueprints of Our Lives

Fri, Nov 17, 2006

The former Democratic vice presidential candidate and US Senator from North Carolina visits to discuss *Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives*, the new book he has edited about homes, "the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped." He currently directs the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge and Hope

Fri, Dec 1, 2006

Coburn delivers a concise presentation on the book, on issues facing the Himalaya, and on the charitable activities of the American Himalayan Foundation. A question and answer period with the audience follows.

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Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World

Mon, Dec 4, 2006

Marton offers a haunting tale of the wartime Hungarian diaspora, and the nine Hungarians who achieved world fame who are profiled in the book including: Nuclear scientists Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, Eugene Wigner, game theorist and computer pioneer John von Neuman, photojournalists Robert Capa and Andre Kertesz, filmmakers Alexander Korda and Michael Kurtiz and novelist Arthur Koestler. Question and answer period with the audience follows.

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Thomas Laird: Conversations with the Dalai Lama

Wed, Jan 24, 2007

Veteran journalist Thomas Laird discusses his new book *The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama*. In telling the story of Tibet, the Dalai Lama is quoted describing his early life and recalling his first meeting with Mao Zedong. He also reflects on his years in exile and his hopes for Tibet to be freed from occupation. In a tenderly crafted study that is equal parts love letter, traditional history, and oral history, Laird chronicles the development of Tibet from its mythic origins to its takeover by Communist China in 1950. Weaving historical research with interviews with the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader, Laird offers insight into the triumphs and failures of the country.

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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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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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Two Palestines: Risk of a West Bank First Policy

Fri, Jul 13, 2007

A panel discusses the collapse of the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG), following the takeover of Gaza by Hamas, which left the Palestinian territories in crisis. The United States and larger international community are contemplating a "West Bank First" strategy to bolster the position of President Abbas' Fatah party and the emergency government he assembled in the West Bank, which does not include any Hamas members. While some view this as a promising step forward in order to isolate Hamas, others warn that the strategy will further polarize the Palestinian people and result in greater violence in the future, undermining the confidence the Palestinian people have in a democratic process.

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Celebrating 25 Years of The Carter Center

Tue, Sep 18, 2007

Carter Center co-founders Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter discuss current peace and health initiatives at the humanitarian organization and reflect on past accomplishments. Moderated by Carter Center CEO Dr. John Hardman.

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Blessed Unrest: The Environmental Movement

Wed, May 23, 2007

Writer and environmentalist Paul Hawken discusses his new book, *Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming*, which explores the diversity of the environmental movement, its ideas, strategies, and hidden history, going back many centuries. This event is co-sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Library, A Cappella Books, and the Sustainability Initiative at Emory University

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