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Jimmy Carter’s Long Goodbye
The former president is on the verge of having spent a year in hospice care, once again confounding expectations in a life that has lasted nearly a century.
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Rare Gathering of Former First Ladies Shows Style, and Subtle Differences
United (mostly) in black, their differences were in the details.
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Rosalynn Carter’s Life in Photos
Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was a bridge — between generations, between the quiet simplicity of small-town life and the chaotic arenas of national and international politics, between competing notions of a woman’s place in ...
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Americans Glimpse Jimmy Carter’s Frailty and His Resolve
“Come hell or high water, Jimmy Carter was going to use his inner resources to be there,” the presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said of Mr. Carter’s emerging from hospice care for his wife’s memorial service.
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Rosalynn Carter to Be Honored by Presidents and Fellow First Ladies
Former President Jimmy Carter will emerge from hospice care to join a cast of political heavyweights paying tribute on Tuesday to Mrs. Carter, who died at 96 last week at her home in Plains, Ga.
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Before Hillary Clinton, There Was Rosalynn Carter
When Americans look back and take stock of their most impressive first ladies, they rarely think of Rosalynn Carter. In a 2020 poll that asked historians and other experts to rank first ladies on a score of exemplary characteristics, Mrs. Carter came ...
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The Carters’ Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime
There was a time, Rosalynn Carter once confessed, when she dreaded going back to Plains, her tiny Georgia hometown. Actually, she was furious about it. She was enjoying her life as a young sailor’s wife, relishing the freedom and sense of adventure ...
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The Formidable Rosalynn Carter
I saw Rosalynn Carter angry only twice. Both occasions involved Ronald Reagan, who had crushed Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election, and both reflected her passion and decency. The first concerned a free public swimming pool in the Carters’ hometown ...
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Rosalynn Carter, White House Trendsetter
Her style contribution as first lady deserves a reassessment.
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Rosalynn Carter Lauded for Humanitarian Work, Mental Health Advocacy
Politicians from both sides of the aisle and other notable figures paid tribute to the former first lady, who died on Sunday.
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