Watch book tv every sunday on cspan2 and find a full schedule on your Program Guide or wch online anytime at booktv. Org. Rosalynn carter, do you remember when you and president carter started having conversations about him running for president . Ideal. What was thatve like . What was our conversation . It was very interesting. [laughter] we hadug a friend, he thought he ought toan run for president. Well, we could not even say the word. I did not tell anybody because we kept it very quiet. But then, once he decided that he would do it, that was when i could not, he could hardly say i was going to be president. It was just something that we never ever dreamed would happen. And, itxc was exciting. I was excited about it. I had campaigned the whole last year before the governors race. It was hard. Amy was a baby. I did not like to leave her all the time. But i enjoyed it. I knew the capital of every county. In fact, that is how i got involved in Mental Health issues campaigning for jimm
Everybody know everything you do and i just tell them that we will born and raised as still live in planes, georgia. It has a population of 683 and everybody has always known everything. I did and jim has never had any yeah, im scandal in his personal life. I really believe he can restore that Honesty Integrity openness confidence and government that we so soul in need in our country today. I think youll be a great person. That was Rosalyn Carter. She arrived at the white house after the 1976 campaign with a blueprint to go to work. She was a valued political partner to her husband jimmy, but found that there were many obstacles facing a first lady. Wanted to influence public policy. She became known as a staunch advocate for those struggling with their Mental Health youll hear directly from her featuring footage from cspans Video Library first. Her work on Mental Health issues and why they became so important to her. Of february 1977 event at the white house after president carter sig
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With these Television Companies support cspan two as a public service. And welcome to this program, titled in her own words. This is a Program Brought to you by flair, which stands for the First Ladies Association for research and education. My name is mayra, garden and i am so happy that youve joined us for this very interesting look at four different first ladies and there were topple responses. Before we began this afternoon, i would like to thank the institution lifetime members, american university, wandering university, the White House Historical association, the Massachusetts Historical Society and our newest and our girl lifetime institutional member, the gerald our ford president ial aisle they think the next two minutes to introduce for people who will be part of this afternoons programs. Were gonna be starting with nancy tegan smith. Nancy as former director of the president ial materials division. I think archives record administration. She has written, lectured and publish
Welcome to this program titled in her own words. This is a program for a few by flair, which stands for the First Ladies Association for research and education. My name is mayra, garden and i am so happy that youve joined us for this very interesting look at four different first ladies and there were topple responses. Before we began this afternoon, i would like to thank the institution lifetime members, american university, wandering university, the White House Historical association, the Massachusetts Historical Society and our newest and our girl lifetime institutional member, the gerald our ford president ial aisle they think the next two minutes to introduce for people who will be part of this afternoons programs. Were gonna be starting with nancy tegan smith. Nancy as former director of the president ial materials division. I think archives record administration. She has written, lectured and published on first ladies. Since the 1980 with Lady Bird Johnson, Michelle Obama and the