Massachusetts the small town 750 people outside of worcester, massachusetts about 40 miles from boston outside worcester. Uhhuh. What year was it . You went to vietnam. I was in vietnam 68 69. What was your sense of the Vietnam War before you decided to enter the military . Well, actually i didnt have much of a sense of it at all. The way i entered the military. Was that the Army Nurse Corps and the Navy Nurse Court came around to different Nursing Schools, and they had formulated the student Nurse Corps program, which was a narrow Tc Program because they needed nurses. And i wasnt old enough at the time to sign to go into the Army Nurse course, so i had to take the paper home. And only my father could sign the paper not my mother my father and i sat there with my irish father and i said daddy i need you to sign this because theyre going to pay for my last 18 months of training and plus if i wanted to they would have also paid for a Masters Degree in nursing. And my father looked down
Brother Mother And Father back in massachusetts. And your hometown the sterling massachusetts the small town 750 people outside of worcester, massachusetts about 40 miles from boston outside worcester. Uhhuh. What year was it . You went to vietnam. I was in vietnam 68 69. What was your sense of the Vietnam War before you decided to enter the military . Well, actually i didnt have much of a sense of it at all. The way i entered the military. Was that the Army Nurse Corps and the navy Nurse Corps came around to different Nursing Schools, and they had formulated the student Nurse Corps program, which was a narrow Tc Program because they needed nurses. And i wasnt old enough at the time to sign to go into the Army Nurse course, so i had to take the paper home. And only my father could sign the paper not my mother my father and i sat there with my irish father and i said daddy i need you to sign this because theyre going to pay for my last 18 months of training and plus if i wanted to they
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 is youre going to criticized no matter what you do. I could have stayed there at the white house, poured tea, 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 pa
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
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.