After The White House

Amy Carter married Jim Wentzel Sept. 1, 1996, in Plains, Ga. They had met the summer before when she was working in an Atlanta bookstore managed by Wentzel.

President Carter and Amy looked over their new children's book, "The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer," before a signing at a New York bookstore Dec. 13, 1995. The story is based on a tale the former president would tell his children when they were young.

The Carters arrive for funeral services for former President Richard Nixon at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., April 27, 1994.

Former President George Bush makes rabbit ears behind his wife, Barbara, as former presidents and first ladies wait for an official portrait during a gala April 16, 1997, in Grand Rapids, Mich., in honor of the rededication of the Ford Museum.

Former President Carter, left, and Rosalynn ride the Keystone chairlift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colo., on Feb. 28, 1998. The Carters were in Cested Butte for an Adaptive Sports Center fund raiser.

Mr. Carter kisses his wife after President Clinton awarded the couple the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony at the Carter Center in Atlanta Aug. 9, 1999.

Former President Carter embraces Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., before a ceremony Oct. 18, 2000, to mark the 20th anniversary of Mr. Carter's signing legislation to create the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta.

Spanish King Juan Carlos, left, shakes hands with former President Carter, right, as Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso sits behind the podium at the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal near Panama City, Panama Dec. 14, 1999. Mr. Carter and the Spanish king joined Latin American heads of state for a ceremony transferring control of the Panama Canal to Panama after 85 years of United States control.

Mr. Carter smiles while wearing his Atlanta Braves baseball shirt during a charity softball game Sept. 24, 2000, in Plains, Ga. He later auctioned off the autographed shirt to help raise money for the Plains Community.

Former President Carter embraces Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., before a ceremony Oct. 18, 2000, to mark the 20th anniversary of Mr. Carter's signing legislation to create the Martin Luther KingJr. National Historic Site in Atlanta.

The Carters help build a house for the Jimmy Carter Work Project 2001, at Asan near Chonan city, south of Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 6, 2001.

Mr. Carter, left, shakes hands with Cuban President Fidel Castro as Mrs. Carter looks on at right upon the Carters' arrival in Havana, Cuba, May 12, 2002. Mr. Carter was the first U.S. president to visit Cuba since the 1959 revolution that put Castro in power.

Mr. Carter visits with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, as an unidentified translator sits between them at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, July 6, 2002.

Mr. Carter listens to his wife speak at the Carter Center in Atlanta Sept. 25, 2002. The Carters shared stories about their lives since leaving the White House and about the Carter Center's latest work to fight disease, resolve conflicts and strengthen democracy worldwide.

Mr. and Mrs. Carter kissed after Mr. Carter held a news conference in Plains, Ga., Oct. 11, 2002, to discuss his thoughts on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He won the prize more than two decades after he left the White House.