Jimmy Carter

https://www.nps.gov/jica/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_National_Historical_Park The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, located in Plains, Georgia, preserves sites associated with James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (1924–present), 39th President of the United States. These include his residence, boyhood farm, school, and the town railroad depot, which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election. The building which used to be Plains High School (opened in 1921 and closed in 1979) serves as the park’s museum and visitor center. As President Carter lives in Plains, the area surrounding the residence is under the protection of the United States Secret Service and is not open to the public. Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture of Plains, Georgia revolves around farming, church, and school, which had a large influence in molding the character and shaping the political policies of the 39th President of the United States. In Americus take US 280W/ W Forsyth St. until it becomes US-19 S/US-280 W/S Martin Luther King Blvd. Turn left and go .08 mile. Turn right onto US-280 W and travel 8.9 miles. Turn right onto North Bond Street/ Hwy 45 North. Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum will be on the right side of the road 500 feet from the intersection. Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum Plains High School is the main visitor center for the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. The building has the parks orientation film, visitor services desk, exhibits, bookstore, and passport stamp location. In Americus GA-49 becomes US-280 West, a three lane one-way road though town. Move into the center lane and continue through Americus until the road dead ends at US-19 South. Turn left onto US-19 South/280 West and travel in right hand lane. At the second traffic light turn right onto US-280 West/GA-27 West and proceed 10 miles to Plains. At the first intersection, turn right onto North Bond Street (Hwy 45 North). The Plains High School (Visitor Center/Museum) will be on your right. Jimmy Carter's Boyhood Home A picture of the front of the home Jimmy Carter lived in as a young boy. Front view of the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Home in Archery, Georgia. Plains High School Museum and Visitors Center Front view of Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum Almost one hundred thousand visitors visit Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum yearly. Plains Depot, 1976 Campaign Headquarters The Plains train depot that President Carter used as the 1976 campaign headquarters. The oldest building in Plains, the train depot, was used as the 1976 campaign headquarters for President Carter. Jimmy Carter Presidents' Day 2016 Jimmy Carter speaking to the crowd; Presidents' Day 2016 President Jimmy Carter speaking to the crowd at Plains High School for Presidents' Day 2016 Rosalynn Carter, Presidents' Day 2016 Rosalynn Carter signing a book, Presidents' Day 2016 Rosalynn Carter signing a book she authored during Presidents' Day 2016 National Park Getaway: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Aside from the White House, there is only one other historic site in the National Park Service that is still an active presidential home. It is also the only national park site where you can regularly see a former US president and first lady walking down their hometown streets. We invite you to the rural, agricultural, southern community of Plains, Georgia, to see, first-hand, the long-time home of our 39th US president, Jimmy Carter, and first lady, Rosalynn Carter. Jimmy Carter holding a handful of peanuts on a farm Plains Train Depot Cultural Landscape The Plains Train Depot, a cultural landscape at Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign. The Plains Depot proved a powerful symbol for the Carter campaign, as the building in the small town became well-known in a way that mirrored Carter's own rise. It was also the literal and figurative center of the Plains community, connected to a local history of race relations, agriculture, and politics. Railroad tracks beside the single-story Plains Train Depot, with a roof covering a platform. Three First Ladies, A Lifetime of Change Explore the changing role of the First Ladies through an examination of the lives of Frances Cleveland, Mamie Eisenhower and Rosalynn Carter. image of a painting of Mamie Eisenhower in pink ballgown Shaping the System Under President Jimmy Carter President Jimmy Carter oversaw one of the largest growths in the National Park System. Explore some of the parks that are part of the legacy of the presidency of Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from January 20, 1977, to January 20, 1981. Historic photo of Jimmy Carter walking through a crowd at Harpers Ferry Jimmy Carter Oral History Interview Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter talked about their relationship with Harry S and Bess W. Truman, including their personal feelings about the Trumans' performance in the White House and their visits to Independence. Photograph of President Jimmy Carter and four women, in front of painting of Harry S Truman Guide to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Southeast Region Collection This finding aid describes the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Southest Region Collection, part of the NPS History Collection. Happy 100th Birthday, Jimmy Carter Turning 100 years old is enough of an achievement for most people. However, when Jimmy Carter passed the century mark on October 1, 2024, it was perhaps his final achievement in a long lifetime full of achievements. Not only was Jimmy Carter our 39th President of the United States, but specific to Alaska, he was also one of the greatest, but largely unacknowledged, conservation figures in history. President Jimmy Carter stands before a desk waving a stack of papers. People surrounding him clap. President Jimmy Carter's Remarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Decisions President Jimmy Carter's remarks delivered at the White House on the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decisions in Brown v. Board of Education, May 17, 1979.

Jimmy Carter Carter meets with Martin Luther King, Sr., in 1976. The president owes much of his political success to the support of the Southern black leadership community. When Jimmy was four the family moved to Archery, Ga. Their farm produced peanuts, cotton, vegetables, pigs, chickens, and cattle. It was prosperous by standards of the rural South at the time, although at frst the home lacked plumbing and electricity. “We always had enough to eat, no economic hardship, but no money to waste,” Carter wrote in his 1975 autobiography Why Not the Best? Earl and Lillian raised Jimmy, sisters Gloria and Ruth, and brother Billy to value education, community service, church, and each other. NPS For Jimmy Carter election as president culminated a career in public service. Like others who rose to the nation’s highest offce, he made his name on a local and state level before reaching national attention. Carter’s story begins in Plains, travels the country and the world, and comes full circle, back to his boyhood home. “It was a little shocking that someone we knew wanted to be president,” said Maxine Reese, Carter’s campaign manager, “but if Jimmy wanted to be president, why not?” Townspeople stuffed envelopes, made phone calls, and organized covered­dish fundraisers that refected the nationwide grassroots cam­ paign. In the years after the Vietnam War and Watergate, Carter’s political calling card was his distance from the Washington establish­ ment—and his pledge to be truthful. At his railroad depot headquarters Carter delivered speeches that echoed the ideals of his up­ Duty Calls Him Home Earl Carter died in 1953. Jimmy Carter resigned his commission and returned home to take over the family businesses. Witnessing the effects of segrega­ tion, he took up his mother’s hatred of racial injustice. He joined civic organizations and served on the school board. In 1961 he en­ countered the hazards of being a moderate in conservative territory when he supported a referendum to consolidate the high schools. Jimmy Carter (upper left) and fellow Plains School students celebrate George Washington’s Birthday, 1941. 1963–66 Georgia State senator. 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act into law. 1966 Loses frst bid for governor. U.S. in­ volvement in Vietnam escalates. 1953 Father dies; resigns from Navy; returns to Plains to run family farm and busi­ nesses. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over,” announces Jimmy Carter at his 1971 inauguration as Georgia governor. Fresh from the U.S. Naval Academy, Ensign Carter (front row, third from left) serves as an electronics offcer aboard the U.S.S. Wyoming. A Proud Legacy The Carter presidency can claim a long list of accomplishments (see chronology below), including foreign policy successes carried out despite Carter’s lack of experience. Notably in 1978 Carter brought Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Camp David, Md., to work out a peace agreement. As the 1980 election approached, however, a troubled economy, high infation, and the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran drew criticism from the press and public. In November Carter lost to Ronald Reagan. Carter spent his last hours as president negotiating the release of the 52 hostages; they were freed as he left offce. The Carters returned home in January 1981. They founded the Carter Center in Atlanta, to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering. In 1994 Carter mediated peace agreements or cease­fres in Haiti, Bosnia, and North Korea. They began work­ ing with Habitat for Humanity building hous­ es for people around the world. The Carters’ ties to Plains have endured the stresses of public life, remaining as strong as they were decades ago when young Jimmy walked to Plains on summer mornings to visit his grandmother and sell boiled peanuts to townspeople. 1980 Signs Alaska Lands National Inter­ est Conservation Act, protecting over 100 million acres of federal land. President Carter, fanked by Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, celebrate the signing of the 1979 peace treaty. 1977 Creates Energy Department. Carter’s populist campaign wins him the Democratic nomination on the frst ballot and brings victory in the presidential election of 1976. 1979 Creates Edu­ cation Department. 1979 American hos­ tages are seized at U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, in November. Carter visits Yellowstone National Park while president. “I think my feeling of greatest ease is when I’m in the outdoors,” he has said. 1980 Loses presiden­ tial election to Ronald Reagan. Negotiates release of the U.S. hostages held in Iran. 1981–Today Lives in Plains. Works with Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity. In 2002 is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his decades of un­ tiring effort to fnd peaceful solutions to international con­ ficts, to advance de­ mocracy and human rights, and to pro­ mote economic and soc