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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 Carter
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- 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...
4 de jul. de 2021 · By Rick Rojas. July 4, 2021. PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter, a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Academy, wanted to marry Rosalynn Smith, a girl he met on the day she was born and knew mostly as his...
20 de nov. de 2023 · Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images. The Carters became the longest married couple in presidential history in 2019, when they bested the 73-year record held by the late George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush...
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7 de jul. de 2021 · 5 minute read. Published 5:02 AM EDT, Wed July 7, 2021. Link Copied! Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, at their home in Plains, Georgia June 25, 2021. Their...
23 de nov. de 2023 · Former first lady Rosalynn Carter died Nov. 19 at 96 years old with husband, former President Jimmy Carter, who turned 99 last month, by her side at their home in Georgia, their son told...
26 de nov. de 2023 · By BILL BARROW. Updated 4:52 PM PDT, November 26, 2023. PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — In spring 1955, Rosalynn Carter was doing what she had sworn to avoid when she married an ambitious Naval officer: keeping house and raising children in the same tiny town where they grew up. Then Jimmy Carter called for help from his family’s peanut farming warehouse.
