Ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Jimmy and Rosalind Carter, with Ronald and Nancy Reagan standing to the side.

The Carter Presidential Library's 1986 dedication

The Carter Center's mission: to “wage peace, fight disease, build hope.”
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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    Rosalynn Carter was the most active first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt.
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    National Hispanic Heritage Month is a monthlong celebration in the United States honoring the history, contributions, and achievements of Hispanic Americans.
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    Abraham Lincoln once called the railroad the United States' most important goal.
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    Jimmy Carter is the longest-lived president in United States history.

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