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Rosalynn Carter, First Lady

Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (born August 18, 1927), wife of Jimmy Carter, served as the First Lady of the from 1977-81. Rosalynn first dated Jimmy Carter in 1945 while he was attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis and they married in 1946. They said they never went to bed arguing with each other. She was politically active during her White House years, sitting in on Cabinet and policy meetings as well as serving as her husband's closest adviser. She also served as an envoy abroad, to Latin America in particular. After the Carters left the White House in 1981, Rosalynn continued to lead a very active life. In 1982, she co-founded The Carter Center, a private, not-for-profit institution. She created and serves as the chair of The Carter Center Mental Health Task Force, an advisory board of experts, consumers, and advocates promoting positive change in the mental health field. She hosts the annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, bringing together nationwide leaders in the mental health field. In 2016, Jimmy Carter confirmed that he was regularly having treatments and said of Rosalynn at the time, "Her support has helped me through the last 69 years since we've been married in everything I've ever tried. Of course, when I was ill and thought I might die at any time, she was there for me.".
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Rosalynn Carter, First Lady
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Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (born August 18, 1927), wife of Jimmy Carter, served as the First Lady of the from 1977-81. Rosalynn first dated Jimmy Carter in 1945 while he was attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis and they married in 1946. They said they never went to bed arguing with each other. She was politically active during her White House years, sitting in on Cabinet and policy meetings as well as serving as her husband's closest adviser. She also served as an envoy abroad, to Latin America in particular. After the Carters left the White House in 1981, Rosalynn continued to lead a very active life. In 1982, she co-founded The Carter Center, a private, not-for-profit institution. She created and serves as the chair of The Carter Center Mental Health Task Force, an advisory board of experts, consumers, and advocates promoting positive change in the mental health field. She hosts the annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, bringing together nationwide leaders in the mental health field. In 2016, Jimmy Carter confirmed that he was regularly having treatments and said of Rosalynn at the time, "Her support has helped me through the last 69 years since we've been married in everything I've ever tried. Of course, when I was ill and thought I might die at any time, she was there for me."
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