He is 99 years old Jimmy Carter The president’s wife died at her home, surrounded by her family, a few days after it was officially announced that she and her husband would receive hospice care in their shared home due to her deteriorating health. Her husband, Jimmy Carter, officially entered nursing home last fall.
Rosalyn was my equal partner in everything I achieved, the former Democratic Party chairman said, according to the statement.
The 99-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been receiving treatment since February. Carter, who served as president of the United States between 1977 and 1981, is the oldest former American president in history. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter married in 1946.
Joe Biden In a statement, the president and his wife remembered the former first lady, who was described as Rosalynn Carter, a “champion for equal rights for women and girls” and an advocate for mental health and well-being. Joe Biden described the Carter family as an “incredible family” to reporters on Sunday. The current president added that he spoke with members of the Carter family, from whom he learned that his predecessor Jimmy Carter, who served from 1977 to 1981, was among his loved ones.
Donald Trump The former president expressed his condolences on social media, writing that Rosalynn Carter richly deserved the country’s admiration and appreciation. “With her time as a Navy wife, her time as a governor’s wife, her years as First Lady, her work at the Carter Center and her volunteer work, she leaves behind an extraordinary legacy,” Donald Trump wrote.
Michelle Obama In her farewell letter, the former First Lady, wife of Barack Obama, recalled the occasions when she met Rosalynn Carter at regular lunches at the White House, who gave her many pieces of advice about what it means to play the role of president. wife.
George W. Bush, The former president wrote that there was no greater supporter of President Jimmy Carter than his wife, and their partnership is a wonderful example of loyalty and fidelity.
Bill and Hillary Clinton In his announcement, he described the former first lady, who died on Sunday, as a champion of human dignity.
The memoirs published in the American press shed light on the period that Rosalynn Carter spent in the White House, and that she was also one of the closest advisors to her husband’s office, whom White House advisors at the time referred to as “Co-Chairman.”
For example, the press reports that just a few months after Jimmy Carter took office in the spring of 1977, he traveled to Latin America to inform the leaders of the military dictatorships that the United States would withdraw its military support if they did not respect these regimes. human rights.
During their time in office, they made several changes in White House customs, such as, for example, not serving burnt spirits at formal events, Americans’ preference between wines, and their preference for picnic-like programs over large programs. Large scale ballroom events.
Rosalynn Carter’s home with her husband was Plains, Georgia, where she was born in August 1927.
