his equal partner in everything i ever accomplished adding that as long as rosalyn was in the world, i always knew somebody loved me and supported me. cnn s wolf blitzer takes a look back at her remarkable life and legacy. reporter: a soft spoken small-town girl, rosalyn smith carter became one of america s most charming first ladies. born in plains, georgia, on august 18th, 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school class and met and married jimmy carter when he was in the u.s. navy. my love and respect and cherish and honor. my wife rosalynn. when mr. carter s father died in 1953, they moved back to plains to manage the family s peanut farm. i didn t want to go home. i was having a good time. i think i had thought i had outgrown plains, georgia. the i had gotten a little too big for my britches. they had four children, three boys, jack, chip and jeff, and later daughter amy. in 1962 jimmy carter entered politics and rosalynn hit the campaign trail. campaigni