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"A Conversation with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter" Kicks Off the 98/99 Season of "Conversations at the Carter Center"

Sep. 17, 1998

ATLANTA, GA.... Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will participate in a sold-out, open forum at The Carter Center on Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998, from 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. President and Mrs. Carter will discuss the work they have done in the past year through The Carter Center and engage in a Q&A session with audience members. Tickets for this popular event have been sold-out for weeks.

"Conversations at The Carter Center" is a series of four programs designed to increase awareness of national and global issues. Tickets for each event are $6.00 per person. Each year President and Mrs. Carter start the series off with a public forum that spotlights their work on various projects of the past year. The audience is encouraged to ask questions.

The remaining schedule for the 1998-99 season follows:

Oct. 28, 1998, "Spirituality and Social Change: Improving the Health of Communities,"
Jan. 28, 1999, "Crusaders for Peace: the Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in the World Community,"
May 13, 1999, "Breaking Through the Stigma: Portrayal of Mental Illness in the Media."

For more information on the scheduled programs, please contact The Carter Center at 404-420-3804.

NOTE TO MEDIA: This event is open to the press. However, Q&A is for the general public only, not for the press. Photographers are permitted to shoot in front of the stage for the first five minutes only. Flash is not permitted. This event is sold out and press space is extremely limited. Those wishing to attend must RSVP by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to Nadara Wade at (404) 420-5124. No late reservations accepted.