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Aside from the White House, there is only one other historic site in the National Park Service that is still an active presidential home. It is also the only national park site where you can regularly see a former US president and first lady walking down their hometown streets. We invite you to the rural, agricultural, southern community of Plains, Georgia, to see, first-hand, the long-time home of our 39th US president, Jimmy Carter, and first lady, Rosalynn Carter.

President Jimmy Carter oversaw one of the largest growths in the National Park System. Explore some of the parks that are part of the legacy of the presidency of Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from January 20, 1977, to January 20, 1981.

Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter talked about their relationship with Harry S and Bess W. Truman, including their personal feelings about the Trumans' performance in the White House and their visits to Independence.

The Plains Train Depot, a cultural landscape at Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign. The Plains Depot proved a powerful symbol for the Carter campaign, as the building in the small town became well-known in a way that mirrored Carter's own rise. It was also the literal and figurative center of the Plains community, connected to a local history of race relations, agriculture, and politics.

Explore the changing role of the First Ladies through an examination of the lives of Frances Cleveland, Mamie Eisenhower and Rosalynn Carter.

Find out what happened after the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Former President, Jimmy Carter, offers a sentimental introduction to the 25th Anniversary Edition of Alaska Park Science and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).