The Jimmy Carter National Historic Park was established in 1987 under the control of the National Park Service to commemorate the life of the 39th President of the United States. The interpretation here attempts to portray Carter as an apolitical figure. While this is not necessarily false, it is not the unvarnished reality. This thesis examines the history of the preservation of presidential sites and the formation of interpretation plans. Jimmy Carter’s current non-partisan public image is not an accident. Carter carefully cultivated this image from early on his political career, a career which will be investigated in this thesis. This work will analyze the interpretation plan that is set forth at this site and what steps that they take to create this apolitical narrative.