A 2013 - 2014 original C-SPAN feature series telling the stories of America's First Ladies - from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama -
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America's First Ladies — from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
Rosalynn Carter
First Lady: 1977 - 1981
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  • Rosalynn Carter program
  • Her Legacy
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis
  • Return from Latin America
  • 1994 Interview: Media Bias
  • Her Biggest Disappointment
  • The Mental Health Commission
  • Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter on Attending Cabinet Meetings
  • Life in Plains, Georgia
  • 1976 Campaign Video
  • Life After the White House
  • Her Influence
  • Motherhood
  • Conversation with Rosalynn Carter
  • First Ladies' Library Opening Events
  • Children's Health Issues
  • Luncheon Keynote Speech: Rosalynn Carter
  • Carter Presidency Town Hall Meeting
  • Book Discussion on Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis
  • Book Discussion on Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: The Georgia Years, 1924-1974
  • Conversation with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues
  • First Ladies Panel
  • An Evening with Former First Ladies
  • A Conversation with Rosalynn Carter 1994

Biography

Rosalynn Carter

James Carter
You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don’t win, at least you can be satisfied that you’ve tried. If you don’t accept failure as a possibility, you don’t set high goals, you don’t branch out, you don’t try—you don’t take the risk.

Born - August 18, 1927 in Botsford, Georgia

Parents - Wilburn Edgar Smith & Frances Allethea “Allie” Murray Smith

Married - James Earl Carter Jr. on July 7, 1946

Children - John William “Jack” (1947 – present),
James Earl “Chip,” 3rd (1950 – present),
Donnel Jeffrey “Jeff” (1952 – present),
Amy Lynn (1967 – present)

Education - Georgia Southwestern College in Americus, Georgia

Occupation - Businesswoman at family peanut warehouse

Firsts - 1st First Lady to make a foreign policy trip

Other offices - First Lady of Georgia 1971 – 1975

Causes - Honorary Chairwoman of the President’s Commission on Mental Health

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Mrs. Carter supported the performing arts and invited leading international classical artists and traditional American artists to the White House.
Mrs. Carter serves on the board of advisors for Habitat for Humanity.
Mrs. Carter is the director of the Carter Center where she oversees active mental health programs.
Rosalynn Carter was the 1st First Lady to make a foreign policy trip.

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