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Resources, archives, photos, and links from the Carter-Mondale years.

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    Welcome

    White House Jazz Festival, 1978
    President Carter with Willie Nelson
    Young Jimmy Carter
    Snowball fight at the White House
    President Carter playing baseball
    Jimmy Carter Forever Stamp

    Photos from Issue 2

    Barbara Jordan
    At the Plains Lake
    Americana Announcement
    At the podium (with Ted M)
    American Journal
    Running for President
    Marathon
    Dasher
    At Kenai Fjords
    Habitat 1
    Habitat 2
    Habitat 3
    Habitat 4
    Gerald Ford 50 Logo
    Amy Klobuchar with Fritz
    Amy Klobuchar with the Carters
    Tick and His Dog
    Marcy Kaptur

    1976 Convention

    watching from stage
    Amy
    Rick H on the floor
    outside the trailer
    watching
    inside the trailer
    Hamilton and Rafshoon
    in trailer
    Hamilton and Nancy
    Rick H on the phone
    Alicia in the trailer
    Tim and others
    Trailer Group
    Convention
    Ken H
    Around the desk
    Around the desk again
    Pat C and Hamilton
    Rick H in the trailer
    Kevin S

    Photos from the First Issue

    Udall Beats Carter (?!)
    Rosalynn
    Giving an Autograph
    Rosalynn Greeting
    Shaking Hands
    More Hands
    Rosalynn Campaigning
    NH Postcard
    NH Roundtable
    The Last Interview
    Nov 1976 Playboy Cover
    Guinea Worm Prevention
    Pipe Filter Demo
    Writing on the Plane
    Dewey Defeats Truman (?!)
    PLains Train Station

    20th Anniversary Reunion (1997)

    Carter-Mondale 20th Reunion Photomontage▶
    Carter-Mondale 20th Reunion Photomontage

    Relive the Saturday night dinner video from the Carter-Mondale 20th Anniversary Reunion, held in Atlanta October 17–19, 1997. The video features hundreds of photos contributed by campaign and administration alumni, produced/directed by Jay Beck with assistance from Charles Rafshoon, Dave Stanhope, and the Carter Library Audio Visual Department.

    Carter-Mondale 20th Reunion Program▶
    Carter-Mondale 20th Reunion Program

    This is the C-SPAN feed of the program portion of the 1997 Reunion dinner.

    Plains & the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

    The Carter Gardens: A National Park Service Preview

    A short National Park Service video previewing the Carter Gardens, adjacent to the Carter family home, which opened to the public on July 11, 2025. Personally designed by Rosalynn Carter, the gardens include the Carters' pondside burial site and a recreational area for visitors. Open daily, 10am–4pm, free of charge.

    WALB-TV ‘Town and Country’: Exploring Carter's South Georgia Roots

    This 22-minute special from Albany's WALB-TV traces Jimmy Carter's southwest Georgia roots and post-presidency humanitarian work, and previews plans for the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. Reporter Kandace Blake interviews Mark Minick, Chairman of the Friends of Jimmy Carter, and tours the Carter Gardens and Mrs. Carter's Monarch butterfly trail.

    Friends of Jimmy Carter

    Learn more about the nonprofit working to preserve President Carter’s legacy and showcase Plains to the world — including its partnership with the National Park Service to open the Carter family home, and plans for a November 2 celebration at the Plains train station marking the 50th anniversary of the Carter-Mondale victory.

    Classic Video

    Jimmy the C: Jimmy Carter Sings ‘Georgia’▶
    Jimmy the C: Jimmy Carter Sings ‘Georgia’

    Long before AI, a trio of creative geniuses — Robert Grossman, Jimmy Picker, and Craig Whitaker — produced this three-minute Claymation short of a Jimmy Carter caricature lip-synching Ray Charles's ‘Georgia on My Mind.’ Directed by Picker, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short.

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    Book Reviews

    Reader reviews of the vast library of books about the Carter campaigns, presidency, and post-presidency coming soon.

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    Chapters

    Here we will gather material from key moments in the 1972–1981 era.