She served as first lady from 1977 to 1981 and shes the author of five looks and a 1984 her bestselling memoir first lady from planes was released. This is carters subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. The subject shes championed throughout her life. Now from 2010 here is Rosalynn Carter talking about her book within our reach ending the Mental Health crisis. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Im really pleased to be here tonight and pleased to see so many people interested in my book. I have been on a book tour this week. I started on monday and i get the same two questions every time so i thought i would tell you what they were. The first one is how to do you get involved in Mental Health and the second one is why did you write the book lacks im going to tell you how i got involved in the to help. I was campaigning for jimmy in florida. That does make a difference. I was campaigning, and telling you how i got involved with Mental Health issues. I
Up, Rosalynn Carter. She served as first lady from 1977 to 1981 and shes the author of five books and in 1984, or bestselling memoir first lady from planes was released. Mrs. Carters subsequent book have focused on caregiving Mental Health care. A subject she has championed throughout her life. Now from 2010 years Rosalynn Carter talking about her book within our reach, ending the Mental Health crisis. Thank you very much. Thank you. Im really pleased to be here tonight and really neat to see so many peopleinterested in my book. Ive been on a book tour this week area i started on monday and i got the same two questions every time so i thought i would tell you what they were. The first one is how did you get involved in Mental Health . The second one is why did you write the book . So im going to tell you why i got involved in Mental Health. I was campaigningfor jimmy carter. You cant hear me . Im telling you how i got involved with Mental Health issues. I was campaigning for jimmy and
Ive been on book tour this week and i get the same two questions every time. The first one is how did you get involved in Mental Health . And why did you write the book . I will tell you. Was campaigning for jimmy carter. Can you hear me . [laughter] so im telling you how i got involved with Mental Health issues. I was campaigning for jimmy when he ran for governor the first time and lost the first time. We got in late the leading candidate dropped out who was a big segregationist and this was 66. A long time ago. I am pretty aged. [laughter] nobody would run against him. He was pretty popular. We didnt have long to campaign but i got in the car and drove from one town to the next and passed out brochures and went to the next town very disorganized. And in 1863 this was 66 they were moving people out of the State Hospital into the community but there wasnt a community yet. I had so many people ask me what will your husband do with a loved one at central stay if he is elected governor .
Across that bridge . Rep. Lewis well, during the past few years, ive been crossing bridges, rivers, mini bridges, bridges of understanding, building bridges, trying to bring people together to create what i like to call the beloved community. Brian where does the Edmond Pettus bridge come into that picture . Rep. Lewis well, the Edmond Pettus bridge is symbolic of so many bridges, but in 1965, when i was much younger, and head of an Organization Called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group of young people, students, and others, attempted to cross the Edmond Pettus bridge in selma, alabama to march 50 miles from selma to montgomery to dramatize to the nation and to the world that people wanted simply to register to vote. We were walking in twos. And when we arrive at the apex of the bridge down below, we saw a sea of blue, Alabama State troopers. And we continued to walk. And we came within hearing distance of the state troopers. And a man identified himself and said im
The white house is still there. I think about the wonderful times we had. And 40 miles a week which is a lot. Thinking about the good times that we had and how thankful i am now to have the superb bipartisan support existed in the seventies. Is there republican in the congress or senate that you enjoyed working with that you became friends with . Howard baker from tennessee was a minority leader and was a great personal friend of mine i got wonderful cooperation from the republican side and a minority leader the house of representatives also a great supporter of mine so during the last couple of years i was in the white house so they took away a lot of very liberal democrats with a moderate and conservative democrats and republicans. What about sam nunn . That is very important. He was a young senator then and was my floor leader on some of the key issues applied to nuclear power. He was very knowledgeable about it and working his way up to be chairman later on of the Defense Committee