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Jimmy Carter’s Sweater and ’70s Style Conservation
by Sarah Dowdey | October 5, 2009
Katie and I spent a beautiful autumnal Atlanta day at the grand reopening of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum last week. After speeches, singing and ribbon-cutting, we got to take a turn through the renovated and expanded museum and library.
Of course the new digs are chock-full of high-tech features and interactive displays. But there’s also plenty of presidential memorabilia, including what’s perhaps the second-most-famous glass-enclosed cardigan in the world, or reproduction at least (my No. 1 contender being Mr. Rogers’ red cable-knit housed at the Smithsonian).
I finally figured out the way to get people to comment on the blog — post something on Jimmy Carter. Lately, the former president has been stirring up more controversy than usual in the news due to his comments about racism and President Obama. But what usually gets people talking are his views on the Middle East, because he is vocal in his criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestine.
President Carter wrote a piece for the Washington Post earlier this month in which he discusses a visit to Gaza and his backing of the two-state solution. He also says that a one-state solution is more likely, according to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, before saying that the two-state is preferable and has been embraced by the people.
Hopes for Peace in the Middle East — in 1978
by Katie Lambert | September 17, 2009
On Sept. 17, 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed. Fortuitously enough, the part of my and Candace’s interview with Jimmy Carter talking about the accords was published this week (have a listen on iTunes — it was my favorite part of the interview).
When President Carter assumed office in 1977, the Middle East was in turmoil, and peace talks were going slowly. Israel and Egypt had been at war since the birth of the state of Israel, attack after attack. Western nations were worried that the Middle East was about to boil over into world war. President Carter vowed to bring the two nations into a peace agreement.
President of Egypt Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin despised each other, according to President Carter. But they both came to Camp David, Md., in September 1978, and there they remained for 12 days.
In the second episode of a five-part series, former President Jimmy Carter details the Carter Center’s work supporting free elections and fighting disease across the globe. Listen in and learn more in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
This episode, the first in a five-part interview series with former President Jimmy Carter, details the Carter Center’s work on the eradication of Guinea worm disease.
In the arid Norte Chico region of Peru, archaeologists found several ancient mounds and a large amount of fish bones. Why did the city’s founders move to an inland desert? How did they get all these fish? Learn more in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Born in the 12th century in a world where women had few rights and little power, Eleanor of Aquitaine was a woman ahead of her time. Learn more about Eleanor of Aquitaine’s rise to power in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
When Clyde Barrow met Bonnie Parker in 1930 , they felt an instant, deep attraction. Learn how this couple went from love at first sight to a string of notorious bank robberies in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Carter Sheds Light on Post-presidency, Recession
by Jane McGrath | February 20, 2009
At his press conference yesterday, former President Jimmy Carter discussed some surprising thoughts on his legacy as an ex-president. He also shared some personal experiences as a boy growing up during the Great Depression and whether it’s comparable to today’s recession.
Ex-Presidents Who Shun Retirement
by Jane McGrath | February 19, 2009
Like Candace mentioned, she and I are attending a press conference at the Carter Center today. When we got this invitation, it got us talking about what former presidents choose to do with themselves when retirement is awkwardly thrust upon them, despite being just barely past their prime.
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