Carter’s Washington book signing events canceled

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is canceling scheduled book signing events in Washington as doctors continue their observations following Carter’s overnight stay in Ohio for an upset stomach.

Carter had been scheduled for two events in Washington today, including one at the Smithsonian Institution, to promote his book “White House Diary.”

Kathy Daneman, publicity manager at publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux, said no decision had been made about an event planned at a Columbia, S.C., bookstore Thursday.

Book signings in a Cleveland suburb and Durham, N.C., were canceled Tuesday when the 85-year-old Carter fell ill on a flight to Cleveland.

Christina Karas, spokeswoman at MetroHealth Medical Center, said Wednesday that doctors recommended additional observation during the day, but that Carter feels normal and looks forward to resuming his schedule soon.