their 9th wedding anniversary. friends and fans stunned by the news he took his own life tuesday. he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father and an inspiration to his fans. to say he left a legacy would be an understatement. his death adding to a devastating trend. suicide rates up nationally over the last two decades, the highest spike in recent years among black americans. one of the things that we will hear oftentimes in the black community is just this pride in not looking like what i m going through. so folks don t know when they re struggling. in may, twitch was overcome talking about his time on the ellen show. a place where i can just be myself. when we say good-bye after the show, we both say love you, love you much, and i say love you, and so he s never going to be out of my life. ellen writing, i m heartbroken, twitch was pure love and light. to many following along on
reporter: president carter said it s been toughest on his wife. this celebrated their 9th 9th wedding anniversary this summer. every leader i have ever heard of has given him a phone call. reporter: a remarkable day today for a press conference about cancer. just so upbeat. president carter smiling and joking with the audience. at one point saying he has been getting a lot of phone calls from people who don t always want to hear his opinions. both of the former president bush called me at one time and george w. bush, bush senior, called me. i appreciate thad and my wife is on the telephone with him. president obama called, vice-president called. bill clinton called, hillary clinton called. secretary of state called. first time he called me in a long time. [laughter] block. carter said there s been a real outpouring of love in his home town of plains, georgia. he heads there this weekend to
confederate flag as a racist symbol but for those who feel that way, the black family in our country, we should do away with the flag and its emblem as white superiority. mr. president, i have to say the book has a lot of lovely remembrances of your time in the navy your time as president, your charitable works, but probably nothing more moving than the way you write about rosalind your wife. the book is dedicated to her. this week is yours and rosalind s 69th wedding anniversary? i have to ask you yes, sir. i m nowhere near 69 years with my beloved, but what s the secret? yesterday was our anniversary anniversary. rosalind has been the foundation for my entire enjoyment of life. we have just had, first of all, it s best to choose the right woman, which i did, and secondly we give each other space to do
seen who will prevail. i think it s the republican s choice in how the situation evolves around the world and they don t have any control leading up to the political philosophy, it s like shopping delineated i would say, but sometimes the latest events that happens on the news side of things have a good insight. i think it s predictable. all right. mr. president, thank you so much for being with us. it s always a great honor again on the 69th wedding anniversary. can you give everybody watching some advice on what makes a durable marriage? well, if she s the right woman and then i d say, you know give each other plenty of space