Condolence book at the Nixon Library to collect messages from community for Carter family

The Nixon Presidential Library & Museum will collect condolences from visitors to share with the Carter family following the passing of former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday, Dec. 29, at age 100.

The condolence book will be placed on display for people to leave personal messages starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, the Nixon Foundation announced.

“Our family is saddened to learn of the passing of President Jimmy Carter. Throughout his long and productive life, President Carter’s service to others — both in public office and as a private citizen — earned him the respect and affection of the American people and of people across the globe,” President Richard Nixon’s daughters, Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, said in a statement released by the Nixon Foundation.

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“His hands-on humanitarian work, which he and Mrs. Carter tirelessly carried out together, helped to provide decent housing, eradicate disease, and improve the lives of millions in communities both at home and abroad,” they said. “His quest for peace in troubled regions of the world, which culminated in the signing of the Camp David Accords, will long be remembered as one of the hallmarks of his presidency and his life.”

The library is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. in Yorba Linda.