Host we are focusing on books written by former first ladies. The first first lady to venture into publishing was known one who recalls her time in the white house 1914 and since then ten other first ladies have published memoirs. We will focus tonight on five women who have served in that position in the last 50 years. First up, Rosalynn Carter who served as first lady from 19771981 and she is the author of five books. In 1984 her bestselling memoir, first lady from plains, was released. Missus carters subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. This is a subject she is 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. [applause] i am 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 and i started on monday and i get the same two questions every time
Books focusing on Mental Health care now from 2010 Rosalynn Carter ending the Mental Health crisis. [applause] im on book tour this week i get the same questions every time so i thought i would tell you what they were. The first is how did you get involved in Mental Health . Why did you write the books i will tell you how i got involved. I was campaigning for jimmy when he ran the first time and lost the first time we got in late the candidate dropped out in this was 1966 and we didnt have long to campaign so i drove from one town to the next very disorganized campaign. But this was 66 and they are beginning to move people out of the Central State Hospital and into the community but there was no Mental Health service yet. I had so many people say what way your husband do if elected governor . Standing at a gay at 430 in the morning for the shift change a whole bunch of people coming in and going out and passing out brochures. A lady was small and elderly you could tell how tired she wa
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
Barbara bush discussing reflections at the texas book festival in austin. I love writing my memoirs and the urge to write was still there. I saw my good friend Mary Higgins Clark and told her that and she suggested that i write a novel and said it would be very easy and said pick up plot and narrow the ending and work back she told me when her characters talk to her she wont let her Say Something that she knows that she is on the right track and says if they tell her i wouldnt do that are say that it sounded easy so i set forth to write a mystery novel and made up a rather interesting plot centering around two female roommates a Flight Attendant and the secret Service Agent who never stayed in town long enough to me any attractive eligible men. They decided to get in touch with an escort bureau, a dating service all of the men ended up dead i knew the killer and it worked my way back but why had one huge problem my characters never said one word to me. [laughter] i spent hours waiting.
Well, weve made it to the end. This is our last panel of the day. I think its been a terrific symposium. Im sure everybody here will agree and i thought it was very fitting. We are going to be hearing from dr. Tevi troy today and if there are last panel, this is his book and you see it up on on the screens as well. And we really thought that dr. Troy would be excellent for our final panel of the day because if youre not familiar with his book, it is an overview of everything weve been talking about today, about the intersection of Popular Culture, the white house and the presidency. So its going to be a terrific synopsis. If youve been wondering about it, to get a big picture of everything, weve kind of dove into some of the details with television and movies. Were going to take a little bit of a step back because in terrys book, he gives a great historic overview of the history of Popular Culture and the white house and the presidency. So ill tell you a little bit about our guest toda