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Jimmy Carter To Speak At Illinois College Next Month

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford

Published September 3, 2014 at 8:14 PM CDT

Former President Jimmy Carter is coming to Jacksonville next month. Carter will speak on the campus of Illinois College October 14.

The visit is part of the Phi Alpha lecture series. The college's spokesman Todd Spann says more details will be released later.

President Carter will turn 90 years old next month. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for human rights work. He served one term as president from 1977-1981.