amber ross, robert strong. amber, as we see this gathering here of park rangers, it is an interesting site, thejimmy carter national historic site, what more could you tell us about the way that the resident, his former peanuts farm has become a site for people around the world and now the country come to learn more about the former president? it is amazing that the general public has an opportunity to see and experience a little taste of how former president carter grew up. of course there's not too far removed from fdr's little white house, which is of course were former president carter watches general election campaign in 1976. but back to that site there in archery, you noted the fact that children are often incredibly interested in the outhouses, the fact that it doesn't have electricity. but former president carter shared what an incredible impact that living there had on his life, the influence of his parents, and his siblings obviously, but also offers itinerant farmers who lived nearby, folks like miss

amber ross and robert strong. that bell was rung 39 times to honour the 39th president. amber, give us a sense of the type of area we are looking at. not really a place where you would expect a president of united states to be born. first, what a fitting tribute for former president carter, to start with it all began for him. certainly there in 192a he had that rural upbringing, one that norman mailer remarked upon during that 1976 campaign, one of the things that he noted at that time, it was like another world, at that time, it was like anotherworld, it at that time, it was like another world, it was kinder than other meaner places like americus, he noted, but had such a remarkable impact on the life of former president carter. i think that as you have noted, it impacted his work ethic, the fact that he was expected to contribute on his family farm, and then the people around him had a tremendous impact on shaping his life. his friends with in the area gave him a tremendous sense of racialjustice, i believe. and certainly his teacher, missjulia coleman, let him know tha