Rosalynn Carter
Buttigieg says former President Carter encouraged him to drop out of the 2020 presidential race
This story was originally published on Michigan Advance. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in East Lansing on Wednesday that former President Jimmy Carter encouraged him to drop out of the 2020 presidential election. “I had come there in hopes that we might be able to earn some support from them, but it was clear […]
Jimmy Carter attends ceremony for wife of 77 years as celebration of Rosalynn Carter continues
This story was originally published on Georgia Recorder. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s life of service and advocacy was celebrated Tuesday at a tribute ceremony in Atlanta attended by the current president and first lady and other dignitaries. Carter, 96, died last Sunday at her home in Plains just a few days after her family […]
Well-wishers flock to Rosalynn Carter tribute to bid farewell to former U.S. and Georgia first lady
This story was originally published on Georgia Recorder. The museum at the Carter Center in Atlanta typically echoes with the oohs and ahhs of tourists and the banter of field tripping schoolchildren, but all was silent Monday night as hundreds of well-wishers walked through the colorful displays to honor a flower-draped casket. Rosalynn Carter, former […]
Rosalynn Carter acclaimed by admirers for her pioneering advocacy for mental health, caregiving
This story was originally published on Georgia Recorder. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, according to the Carter Center, leaving a rich legacy of championing mental health and women’s rights. She will be buried at the ranch house in Plains she and former President Jimmy Carter built in 1961. She died Sunday just days […]