Who thought hed done nothing wrong. I wouldnt care if they trace her heritage to cabbage patch, usa. Im her father, i always have been and i always will be. There was this massive flood of media. I just cant imagine what it must be like to be told that maybe you were switched. Was it aneglect, or a deliberate attempt to switch the two children . I asked her point blank once, patsy, did you switch those babies . Having grown up in florida, a knew a bit about wauchula. I knew this is a place where probably only a few thousand people lived in the whole county. And were talking sort of backwoods florida. This is a very rural country town. There were two stoplights in the city of wauchula in 1978. Two of them. One of them was right not far from the courthouse, and the other was about a mile to the south. Its a small town. Neighbors trust each other. People dont lock their doors. Its a place where generations generations have lived in the same county. 50 beds, 6 doctors, and one obstetrician
Had receptions, and i would have been criticized as much as i was criticized outside of for what i did, but and i got a lot of criticism. But you learn to live with it, as i said earlier. I mean, just live with it. You expect it, and you live with it and never let it influence me. Rosalynn carter, in a recent interview conducted for this series in atlanta. She was her husbands political partner from their first campaign. As first lady, she attended president jimmy carters cabinet meetings and championed womens rights and Mental Health issues, even testifying before congress. Their partnership on issues has continued in their long postwhite house years. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series first ladies, influence and image. Tonight, we turn the page. Were going to begin this part of this yearlong series, biography series, by looking at the lives of the living first ladies, and Eleanor Rosalynn smith carter is our first of these, the wife of our 39th president. Let me introduce to y
Lessons she learned as first lady as well as her time in the white house attending meetings, working on Mental Health issues, and working alongside her husband, former president jimmy carter. Rosalynn carter, do you remember when you and president carter started having conversations about him running for president . What was that like . What was that conversation . It was very interesting. We had a friend that wrote and told jimmy that he thought he ought to run for president. Well, we couldnt even say the word, that my husband is running for, well, i didnt tell anybody because we kept it very quiet. But then once he decided that he would do it, that was when i couldnt he could hardly say im going to be president. It was just something that was we never ever dreamed would happen. I was excited about it. I had xacampaigned the whole la year before the governors race for him and it was hard. Amy was a baby. And i didnt like to leave her all the time. I enjoyed it. I learned so much about
If i get paid, then i have to do what the first lady is supposed to do, but you can do anything you want to do and its such a great soap box. Its just such a great opportunity. So i would, i would advise any first lady to do what she wanted to do. If she doesnt want, and another thing i learned, youre going to be criticized no matter what you do. I could have stayed in the white house, poured tea, had receptions and i would have been criticized. As much i was criticized outside. For what i did and i got a lot of criticism, but you learn to live with it, as i said earlier. Just live with it, expect it and you live with it and never let it influence me. Rosalynn carter in a recent interview conducted for this series in atlanta. She was her husbands political partner from their first campaign. As first lady, she attended cabinet meetings and championed womens rights and Mental Health issues. Their partnership in congress has continued in their long, close white house years. Good evening.
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