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Happy 100th Birthday, Jimmy Carter! 🎂🎉
Jimmy Carter in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming - August 26, 1978.
You can also browse through some wonderful contact sheets from the First Family’s vacation in the Grand Tetons here.
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Due to the storm, the Museum and Research Rooms of the National Archives in the Washington, DC, area are CLOSED today.
Also closed: The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the National Archives at Philadelphia, the National Archives at New York, and the National Archives at Atlanta.
Stay warm and dry today, wherever you are!
Image: Color post card. “1923–An Eskimo Teddy Bear.” (Sir Henry Wellcome Collection, 1856-1936 Photographs of the Inhabitants of Metlakatla, British Columbia and Metlakatla, Alaska, ca. 1856-1936. National Archives Identifier 297749.
It’s time to Flashback Friday! In honor of our new exhibit “Searching for the Seventies,” we’re taking a look at 1970s-related records and asking you a question! This photo from 1977 shows President Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and Amy Carter with Marcel Marceau.
Mimes. Terrifying or fascinating?
Marceau was born on March 22, 1923. He was a part of the French Resistance and began miming to distract children who were waiting to escape Nazi-occupied France.
A thank you to the Foundation for the National Archives for bringing this great photo (175193) from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library to our attention!
In 1978, former Governor Ronald Reagan, Supervisor Milk, President Jimmy Carter, and former President Gerald Ford all opposed a ballot initiative sponsored by California state senator John Briggs. The “Briggs Initiative” would have banned gay men and lesbians from being teachers or otherwise employed by California school districts.
On June 25, 1978, Milk–who had been elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977–gave a rousing speech at the city’s Gay Freedom Day celebration. In it, he challenged Briggs and others to reexamine American history.
In case the President had not read the speech, Milk sent him a copy along with a note. He hoped that the President would oppose the Briggs Initiative and “take a leadership role in defending the rights of gay people.”
You can read the full story here: http://go.usa.gov/bsf4
Image from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
This new exhibit opens November 2 at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta.
About 7200 pages of newly declassified records from the Iran Hostage Crisis have been released and are available.
A majority of the records came from the Department of State. These records document the work done by various Department of State officials and working groups in trying to bring about a diplomatic end to the crisis. Records from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library are also included. About 1000 pages have been scanned and are available digitally.
Piers Anthony of CNN got a special tour of the Carter Center in Atlanta yesterday, visiting the exhibits and seeing the replica Oval Office (in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, part of the National Archives).
Are your photographs from the 1970s turning an orange-pink color?
Staff at the National Archives used an elaborate process to make the 1970s look good for the exhibit “DOCUMERICA: Searching for the Seventies,” which runs through September 8.
How did they restore the photographs? Read the full story here: http://go.usa.gov/j7ph
🏈 As the Washington Commanders gear up for the NFL playoffs this Sunday, we’re throwing it back to one of the team’s legends - quarterback Sammy Baugh (33). 🔴🟡
Known as “Slingin’ Sammy,” Baugh revolutionized the game with his passing skills and became of the most versatile players in NFL history. This photo, from records of the National Park Service showcases Baugh leading the charge on the field: catalog.archives.gov/id/7450518