Event

Historical Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: Jimmy Carter

Olav Njølstad, Jimmy Carter and Hans Olav Lahlum
Olav Njølstad, Jimmy Carter and Hans Olav Lahlum. Photo: © Ken Opprann/Det Norske Nobelinstitutt | Photo: © Knudsens fotosenter/Dextra Photo, Norsk Teknisk Museum. | Photo: © Agnete Brun

What role did the Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter play and what legacy does he leave behind? Join the conversation between Olav Njølstad and Hans Olav Lahlum.

Time: 22 Jan 2025 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Place: Nobel Peace Center

The event will be held in Norwegian.

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Jimm Carter at the nobel peace prize ceremony 2002.
Jimmy Carter at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in 2002. Photo: Knudsens fotosenter/Dextra Photo, Norsk Teknisk Museum.

During the Christmas holidays, James Earl Carter Jr. died at the age of 100. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was called "America's best ex-president" and has been celebrated worldwide for his efforts for peace and democracy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his "tireless efforts over several decades to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." The committee particularly emphasized the role he played in the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978.

What kind of president was Jimmy Carter, what role has he played as an ex-president, and what legacy does he leave in today's USA, where Donald Trump is being inaugurated as president this week? Welcome to a current and exciting conversation between:

  • Olav Njølstad, historian, former director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, and expert on American political history
  • Hans Olav Lahlum, historian and author of several books about the USA
  • Kjersti Fløgstad, director of the Nobel Peace Center (moderator)