Global InformationJimmy Carter Library and Museum information
| Jimmy Carter Library and Museum | |
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| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Coordinates | 33°45′59″N 84°21′23″W / 33.76639°N 84.35639°W |
| Named for | Jimmy Carter |
| Construction started | October 2, 1984 |
| Inaugurated | Dedicated on October 1, 1986 |
| Cost | $26 million USD |
| Management | National Archives and Records Administration, Carter Center |
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| Size | 69,750 sq ft (6,480 m2) |
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The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, houses U.S. President Jimmy Carter's papers and other material relating to the Carter administration and the Carter family's life. The library also hosts special exhibits, such as Carter's Nobel Peace Prize and a full-scale replica of the Oval Office as it was during the Carter Administration, including a reproduction of the Resolute desk.
The Carter Library and Museum includes some parts that are owned and administered by the federal government, and some that are privately owned and operated. The library and museum are run by the National Archives and Records Administration and are part of the presidential library system of the federal government. Privately owned areas house Carter's offices and the offices of the Carter Center, a non-profit human rights agency.
The building housing the library and museum makes up 69,750 square feet (6,480 square metres), with 15,269 square feet (1,418.5 square metres) of space for exhibits and 19,818 square feet (1,841.2 square metres) of archive and storage space. The library stacks house 27 million pages of documents; 500,000 photos, and 40,000 objects, along with films, videos, and audiotapes. These collections cover all areas of the Carter administration, from foreign and domestic policy to the personal lives of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Mrs. Rosalynn Carter.
The complex is situated next to John Lewis Freedom Parkway, which was originally called "Presidential Parkway" (and at one point, "Jimmy Carter Parkway"[1]) in its planning stages. The land on which the museum sits was a part of General Sherman's headquarters during the Civil War's Battle of Atlanta.[2]
Although President Herbert Hoover and almost all Presidents since (except John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson) have chosen to be buried at their presidential museum, this will not be the case for Jimmy Carter, who plans to be interred at his home at Plains, Georgia with his wife Rosalynn Carter.[3] The Carters have also planned for their home, which is owned by the National Park Service and is part of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, to be converted into a museum after their death.[4]
- ^ "Freedom Parkway to open". Rome News-Tribune. September 15, 1994. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ^ Carlson, Adam. "Guide to visiting the Carter Presidential Center". ajc. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ The Washington Post (subscription required)
- ^ "E&E News: Jimmy Carter, Park Service prepare for 'life after death'".