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Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (/ ˈ r oʊ z ə l ɪ n / ROH-zə-lin; née Smith; August 18, 1927 – November 19, 2023) was an American writer, activist and humanitarian who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the wife of President Jimmy Carter.
- Jimmy and Rosalynn Came from A Georgia Town of 600 People
- Jimmy Knew He Was Going to Marry Rosalynn After Their First Date
- The Carters Spent Their Early Married Years on The Move
- Rosalynn Played An Important Role in Jimmy’s Political Career
- They Continued Their Work Together in The Post-Presidency Years
Born in 1924—the first president to be born in a hospital—James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr. was the eldest of James and Bessie “Lillian” Carter’s four children. James was a successful local businessman, and Lillian worked long hours as a nurse. The Carters raised their family in and around Plains, Georgia, a small town of approximately 600 people at th...
Although Rosalynn had known Jimmy all her life, it wasn’t until 1945 that romance blossomed. She was a freshman at Georgia Southwestern College, nearby their hometown. Jimmy, following stints at that same school and the Georgia Institute of Technology, had fulfilled his dream and was entering his final year at Annapolis. The town was proud of their...
Shortly after their wedding, the Carters moved to Norfolk, Virginia, for Jimmy’s first naval assignment, where Rosalynn gave birth to the first of their four children. Subsequent deployments took the family to Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, before they put down roots in New York. Rosalynn adapted easily to the f...
Now settled in Georgia, the couple became involved in the civic and religious communities, with Jimmy teaching Sunday School at a local Baptist Church (a role he continued until 2019). In 1962, he won a seat in the Georgia State Senate, and following an unsuccessful run for Congress, set his sights on the governorship in 1970. Overcoming her shy na...
Carter’s 1980 reelection defeat was devastating to both Jimmy and Rosalynn. They returned home to Georgia to the modest two-bedroom ranch house in Plains where they’d lived before Carter had scaled the political heights. The couple continued to champion their causes and humanitarian efforts, through both the Carter Center and their work with Habita...
20 nov 2023 · Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a longtime mental health advocate and humanitarian, died on Sunday in her home in Plains, Ga., surrounded by family, according...
- Chloee Weiner
20 nov 2023 · Emily Olson. Enlarge this image. Former President Jimmy Carter receives a kiss from his wife, Rosalynn Carter, after a press conference in Plains, Ga., in October 2002. Steve Schaefer/AFP...
- Emily Olson
19 nov 2023 · Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family...
FILE - Georgia Gov.-elect Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, celebrate his election win, Nov. 3, 1970, in Atlanta. Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. She was 96.
20 nov 2023 · Quotes. Who Was Rosalynn Carter? Rosalynn Carter was a former first lady of the United States. She married fellow Plains, Georgia, local Jimmy Carter at age 18 and was at his side during...
