#the carter center

[tomorrowusa]

Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023)

Rosalynn Carter has died at the age of 96. She was one of the more influential First Ladies – ranking behind just Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton.

Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a longtime mental health advocate and humanitarian, died on Sunday in her home in Plains, Ga., surrounded by family, according to the Carter Center. She was 96. The Carter Center announced Rosalynn Carter was in hospice care on Friday. Her family said earlier this year that she was diagnosed with dementia. Jimmy Carter, who is 99, has been in hospice care since February. "Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished," the former president said in a statement. "She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me." Rosalynn Carter was first lady from 1977 to 1981 and was dubbed the "Steel Magnolia" by the press during her years in the White House for the toughness she exhibited behind the gentle persona she outwardly embraced. Throughout Jimmy Carter's time in public office, she was her husband's closest political adviser. She also revolutionized and professionalized the first lady role by expanding the office beyond hostess duties. [ ... ] After her husband was elected president, Carter ushered in a new era as first lady. She attended Cabinet meetings and was only the second first lady to testify before Congress. According to Brower, she took a professional approach to the role, exemplified by the fact that she was the first presidential spouse to carry a briefcase to the office on a daily basis. "I think Rosalynn was a feminist and somebody who wanted to be a true partner to her husband," Brower said. "And she didn't see any reason why she shouldn't be allowed to do that."

She had been an advocate for mental health long before she came to Washington.

As first lady of Georgia, Carter encouraged her husband to establish a governor's commission on mental health, which outlined an influential plan to shift treatment from large institutions to community centers. "She really began the effort in this country to modernize mental health care," Cade said. "And the mental health care system that we have today in many ways reflects her 50 years of advocacy." Carter was also an early advocate for reducing the stigma around mental illness and, in speeches, often framed mental health care as "a basic human right." In 1980, President Carter signed the Mental Health Systems Act, which provided grants for community mental health clinics, one of many achievements credited, at least in part, to his wife's advocacy in the U.S. and globally.

Mental health as a basic human right is one of Rosalyn Carter's legacies.

On the subject of mental health, Mrs. Carter took part in a forum at the JFK Presidential Library in November of 2010.

ROSALYNN CARTER ON THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS | JFK Library

[calicojack1718]

Send Jimmy Carter a Little Love for his 100th Birthday!

Jimmy Carter is in hospice and no longer wakes up everyday. He has said that he is holding on to vote for Kamala Harris on Monday 7 October. We can all send him a little love by sending a photo to the Carter Center for his 100th. #JimmyCarter

Wish Jimmy Carter a happy 100th birthday You can use the QR code in the image to the left or follow this link, Celebrating 100. Jimmy Carter turns 100 on 1 October, but he is in poor health. His family reports that he is no longer waking up every day, but that he is hanging on to see one more milestone in American history, voting for the first Black-Asian American female president. Early…

[garudabluffs]

Photos: Jimmy Carter 100

An eclectic lineup of all-star performers and celebrities turned out for a spectacular concert at Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre to celebrate Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday. View photos

Tune in for a Tribute on Oct. 1

"Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song" makes its television premiere on Georgia Public Broadcasting today! Filmed at Atlanta’s The Fox Theatre, the concert featured an array of genre-spanning artists, including Eric Church, India Arie, Chuck Leavell, The B-52s, and more. Tune in Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. ET on GPB-TV. Don’t live in Georgia? You can watch the show on demand beginning Oct. 1 here:

gpb.org/jimmycarter100.

[ronk]

Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter is in hospice care. I rank him at the top of U.S. Presidents for what they have accomplished since leaving the White House.

I have always admired Jimmy Carter. He probably doesn’t make the top 10 American Presidents list but I rank him #1 for what he has accomplished since leaving the White House. I have followed him and his work and have been a supporter of The Carter Center. Founded, in partnership with Emory University, on a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering, the Center…

[sbahour]

It was great to catch up today with an old friend who is now with The Carter Center (Atlanta), Dr. Carol Daniel-Kasbari, Senior Associate Director, Conflict Resolution Program. We covered a lot of ground over one meal and the focus was on action, which is why it is always a pleasure to engage with Carol.

[holdensheadonthings]

[lordrakim]

Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term

Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor. Continue reading Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term

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i do think that neverafter has played it way too safe to be a consistent horror narrative, and a big part of that is the princesses -- we've had one single conversation that acknowledges the presence of sexual violence in princess tales, and even then, they were only alluding to it in very general terms. you can really feel them straining to avoid it in the last episode. that conversation between snow white, sleeping beauty, and cinderella tried so hard to acknowledge the pain of existing within all princess tales and the horror of knowing what happens in the older versions, but there is a hole in the center of the conversation, which is looking at what has been done to you. saying it out loud. and i think that's where the players' ability to outright reject the princesses comes from -- i dont think that some of them have actually recognized what HAPPENS to princesses, and no one who knows wants to say it.

[deadpresidents]

Just after the 2008 election, outgoing President George W. Bush invited all of the living former Presidents to the White House for a private lunch with President-elect Obama. A memorable Oval Office photograph shows the Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Obama chatting like old friends on the left, with Carter standing alone on the right. One of the Presidents confided later that the photo perfectly captured the chemistry of their meeting and lunch that day. The other Presidents gave Obama convivial advice on the peculiarities of the office, while Carter wanted to press his serious policy agenda. Carter later told Brian Williams of NBC News that the body language was deliberate because "I feel that my role as a former President is probably superior to that of other Presidents."

-- Jonathan Alter, writing about a lunch at the White House on January 7, 2009 with all living American Presidents and President-elect Barack Obama which highlighted the often-strained relationships that former President Jimmy Carter had with his successors, His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO).

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air canada

[oldshowbiz]

1962.

Jack Carter and the Jack Carter Revue plays Toronto.

[renthewerecatboi]

day 12: performance

you got everything you want, and even still, no matter how hard you try, you can't let go the one who didn't

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[bookworm-center]

Freddy Carter breaking character as Kaz and becoming Kazzle Dazzle is the only thing that's keeping me going.

[tracing-lines-in-the-infinite]

Any episode of Person Of Interest can make you cry if you think hard enough about it

[kazutoes]

chaos theory — trauma center (derang) edition

inspired by ER!!