Carter White House Photographs Collection. 1/20/1977 - 1/22/1981. Carter White House Photographs: Presidential

Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-

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Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage in 1978 until Hussein's death in 1999.Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, her father was Najeeb Halaby; he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Najeeb Halaby also had a private-sector career, serving as CEO of Pan American World Airways from 1969 to...

Barry, Marion Shepilov, 1936-2014

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Marion Barry was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi on March 6, 1936. From an impoverished family, he went on to become a vigorous civil rights activist and served four terms as Mayor of the District of Columbia. Barry grew up in Memphis, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. During the City's 1958 bus desegregation drive, Barry received his first taste of public confrontation and media notoriety. Subsequently, he abandoned his doctoral studies in Chemistry at the University of Tenness...

Watson, Thomas J., 1914-1993

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Thomas J. Watson, Jr., was born in New York on Jan. 8, 1914. His parents were Thomas J. Watson, Sr., and Jeanette Kittredge Watson. Watson, Sr. was the founder of International Business Machines (IBM). Thomas J. Watson, Jr., attended the Hun School in Princeton, N.J. He graduated from Brown University in 1937. After traveling in Europe and the Far East in 1937, Watson to went work as a sales representative for IBM. He married Olive Field Cawley in 1941. During World War II, Watson joined the ...

Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016

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Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania. He was 15 years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. His mother and younger sister perished, his two older sisters survived. Elie and his father were later transported to Buchenwald, where his father died shortly before the camp was liberated in April 1945. After the war, Elie Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. He wrote his memoir La Nuit or Night. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed El...

Parton, Dolly, 1946-

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Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Outside of her work in the music industry, she also co-owns The Dollywood Company, which manages a number of entertainment venues, including the Dollywood theme park, the Sp...

Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017

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Roberta Peters (b. New York, May 4th, 1930) is an American soprano best known for her long career at the Metropolitan Opera. Her parents recognized her vocal talent early and took her out of school at age 13 to study music full-time. Peters was mentored by Jan Peerce, studied voice with William Hermann and was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera at 19, without previous stage experience. She made her debut in 1950 as Zerlina in Don Giovanni as a last-minute replacement for Nadine Conner (her offici...

SCHUMACHER, KARL H.

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Karl H. Schumacher was a White House Photographer for Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. He is a member of the White House News Photographers' Association, and is a freelance photographer. From the description of Schumacher, Karl H. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610729 ...

Shaddix, Billie B. (Billie Bert), 1931-

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Fitz-Patrick, Bill

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Kightlinger, Jack E., 1932-2009

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Jack E. Kightlinger (b. Apr. 28, 1932-d. Sept. 2009, N.C.), White House photographer. From the description of Kightlinger, Jack E., 1932-2009 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610541 ...

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...