Happy Birthday Willie Nelson!
“When I was in trouble in the White House or when I wanted to have some deep thoughts, I had a very high quality hi-fi player, and the number one thing I played was Willie Nelson songs. All the good things I did as a president, all the mistakes I made — you can blame half of that on Willie.”
-Jimmy Carter in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine
Photos: Jimmy Carter with Willie Nelson and his guests outside of the Old Executive Building. 4/25/78; President Carter on stage at a performance by country western singer, Willie Nelson at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. 9/13/80.
The two remain friends today.
-from the Carter Library
The “Iron Lady:” Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, October 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013
- Photograph of President Reagan walking with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David, 11/06/1986. ARC Identifier 198578
- Jimmy Carter with Margaret Thatcher, 09/13/1977. ARC Identifier 176181
- President Bush Presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 03/07/1991. ARC Identifier 672821
Easter Egg Roll, 04/11/1977
Bill Fitzpatrick, photographer. From the Series: Carter White House Photographs
Happy Easter!
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!
Jimmy Carter with Hank Aaron, 08/15/1978
Happy Birthday, Hank Aaron! The National Baseball Hall of Famer was born February 5, 1934.
President Jimmy Carter, former-President Richard Nixon, and Deng Xiaoping during the state dinner for the Vice Premier of China. 1/29/79.
-from the Carter Library
One follower commented on the photo of Jimmy Carter’s pioneering “Inaugural Walk”:
“I remember this day and gasping when they got out of the car!”
What’s your most memorable Presidential Inauguration moment?
Jimmy Started Something New
In 1977, Jimmy Carter started a tradition that has now become one of the most anticipated events on Inauguration Day.
While in the motorcade of the Inaugural Parade, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter exited their car to walk the route to the White House.
Only the Secret Service had been notified of Carter’s decision to break with tradition, and at first, parade viewers thought the car had broken down.
Nine-year-old Amy Carter joined her parents for part of the parade route, jumping and skipping along Pennsylvania Avenue in her excitement.
-from the Carter Library
Hello!
My Name is Jimmy Carter
It’s My Birthday
On the 88th birthday of our 39th President, a campaign poster from the 1976 election. Happy birthday Jimmy Carter!
-from the Carter Library
(ed. note - corrected election year)
Happy Birthday Willie Nelson!
“When I was in trouble in the White House or when I wanted to have some deep thoughts, I had a very high quality hi-fi player, and the number one thing I played was Willie Nelson songs. All the good things I did as a president, all the mistakes I made — you can blame half of that on Willie.”
-Jimmy Carter in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine
President Carter on stage at a performance by country western singer, Willie Nelson at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. September 13, 1980. The two remain friends today.
-from the Carter Library
Easter Egg Roll at the Carter White House - Amy Carter and James Earl Carter IV on the South Lawn. 4/1/1980
Happy Easter Weekend! May your eggs be bright, your bunnies chocolate, and your rolls smooth.
Photos taken in the days following the accident at Three Mile Island on March 28, 1979.
Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel
On March 26, 1979, on the North Grounds of the White House, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin joined hands after the signing of the “Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel.”
This is among the most requested photographs in the holdings of the Carter Library.
More- The Camp David Accords
The President participated in a briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and the boycot [sic] of the Summer Olympic games in Moscow with members of the U.S. Summer Olympic Team.
Jimmy Carter’s White House Daily Dairy. March 21, 1980. 2:30 pm.
See the official White House Dairy entry here.
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More background on Andy Warhol and President Carter’s meeting at The Text Message blog: Remembering Andy through the Archives.
Jimmy and Andy in the Seventies
Jimmy Carter with Andy Warhol during a reception for inaugural portfolio artists. 6/14/1977
RIP Andy Warhol: August 6, 1928 - February 22, 1987
