John Wayne on the Panama Canal
Actor John Wayne wrote to President Jimmy Carter in October 1977 to express his support for the passage of the Panama Canal Treaty. The treaty returned control of the...
Release American hostages
In a letter from November 6, 1979, President Jimmy Carter informed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that he was sending two emissaries to Iran, Ramsey Clark and William G....
Rescue cancelled
This is an annotated speech card from President Jimmy Carter's April 1980 speech announcing that a rescue mission attempting to free American hostages in Iran had failed.
Saving energy
President Jimmy Carter in the White House library on February 2, 1977, during a televised Fireside Chat on Energy conservation.
Shorter red lights, no aerosol cans
In this January 21, 1977, letter, Grace Ledbetter congratulates Jimmy Carter on being elected President of the United States. She also states her concerns regarding...
Sinai, 1978
The Issue of Israeli: withdrawal from the Sinai emerged as the greatest obstacle to a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. Throughout the negotiations, President...
Zbigniew Brzezinski’s petition for naturalization
Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981, was born in Warsaw and entered the United States from Canada on March 7,...