Carter Library and Museum Director Retiring
The Director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum plans to step down in July. Jay Hakes has served as head of the Carter Library and Museum for the past 13 years. Hakes says he’s leaving the position because he wants to devote more time to writing and speaking about energy issues.
During his time as director, Hakes oversaw a $10 million dollar redesign of the Carter Presidential Museum and also helped start a speaker series for authors.
“There’s just a lot more here than we had before. In 2000, we didn’t have anything on The Carter Center or the Carters after they left the White House, but I think now people come into this brightly lit museum with all the interactives and they come and hear top authors like Tom Brokaw or Madeline Albright.
A project to digitize all the documents that crossed President Carter’s desk while in office also started under Hakes’ leadership.
Hakes has had a long career in public service including: serving as Deputy Executive Secretary and Executive Secretary at the U.S. Department of Interior under President Carter. Prior to becoming director of the Carter Library, he served as the administrator of the Energy Information Administration at the Department of Energy.
Hakes is also author of “A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment.” In 2010, Hakes was selected as policy and research director for President Obama’s National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Hakes says he’s enjoyed his long friendship with President and Mrs. Carter.
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