Jimmy Carter

President Jimmy Carter joins Barbara Matusow Nelson and Terry Adamson, former Justice Department spokesman in the Carter years and former VP of the National Geographic Society for a remembrance of journalist Jack Nelson. Nelson was the Washington Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times; he won a Pulitzer Prize (1960), the Drew Pearson Award for Investigative Reporting (1975), and the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award (1999). His autobiography "Scoop", published posthumously, tells the story of a gullible cub reporter with the Daily Herald in Biloxi and Gulfport growing into to the pugnacious Pulitzer Prize winner at the Atlanta Constitution, and later to the peerless beat reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering civil rights in the South . Nelson's widow, author Barbara Matusow, along with President Carter and Terry Adamson reflect on the life of this giant in journalism.

President Carter, Barbara Matusow Nelson and Terry Adamson
"Scoop" (Written by Jack Nelson)
Reading/Discussion/Book Signing
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Jimmy Carter signs White House Diary.

Free and Open to the Public! Come meet President Carter and get a signed copy of White House Diary or any other book written by the 39th President. For the first time, the daily diary kept by President Carter during his years in the White House is being made public. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. The book signing is free and open to the public. President Carter will only sign BOOKS he has written (no photos or memorabilia). In order to give everyone a chance to get their book signed, books cannot be personalized. If you can't attend the book signing, you can pre-order a signed book by calling the Carter Museum Gift shop at (404) 865-7131 no later than noon on October 12th. For more information, call (404) 865-7109. (jasbro)… (more)

Jimmy Carter reads from White House Diary.

Former President Jimmy Carter will sign copies of his White House Diary. Admission will be by lettered ticket. We will give out a ticket with each book we sell (or pre-sell). The letter on each ticket will correspond to a place in the signing line. We are now taking special orders for the book, which goes on sale on September 20th. Folks that order early will get tickets with the lowest letters. See our web site or the White House Diary hand-outs in the store for detailed information. (goddesspt2)… (more)

President Jimmy Carter promotes If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity.; David Rubel promotes If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity.

Carter Presidential Library Theater Free and Open to the Public President Carter wrote the foreward to the book, giving personal anecdotes from his years of building with Habitat. The book's author, David Rubel, will also be at the book signing. If I Had a Hammer is an inspiring book for young readers telling the story of how, for a quarter-century in over ninety countries, Habitat for Humanity has built homes with and for the people who need them, aided by more than a million multi-generational volunteers. Copies of If I Had a Hammer, along with books President Carter has written, will be available for purchase at the booksigning. President Carter will only be signing If I Had a Hammer and BOOKS he has written. For information call (404) 865-7109. (jasbro)… (more)

Jimmy Carter , We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work.

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER: WE CAN HAVE PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND 6pm Jimmy Carter has been a student of the biblical Holy Land all his life. For the last three decades, as President of the United States and as founder of The Carter Center, he has studied the complex and interrelated issues and has been actively involved in reconciling them. In We Can Have Peace In the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work, Carter says the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace and offers a bold and comprehensive plan for achieving it. To receive your signed copy of We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land, purchase a voucher good for a single copy of the book for $29.19 ($27 + tax). At the signing, your voucher will be exchanged for a signed copy of the President’s new book. The voucher is also your admission to the signing. Up to 4 vouchers may be purchased per person, and up to 4 people may attend the signing with a single voucher. (booksense)… (more)