that was rosalyn carter. she arrived at the white house after the 1976 campaign with a blueprint to go to work. she was a valued political partner to her husband jimmy, but found that there were many obstacles facing a first lady. wanted to influence public policy. she became known as a staunch advocate for those struggling with their mental health you'll hear directly from her featuring footage from c-span's video library first. her work on mental health issues and why they became so important to her. of february 1977 event at the white house after president carter signed an executive order creating a mental health commission, which she served as active honorary chair and important early forum now listen to her in her own words. as you probably know for the past. year and a half a little more i have campaigned all over the country. my biographical sketch. i had a little paragraph that said that i was interested in mental health and so everywhere i went if people had a good program. they wanted me to see it.

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his wife of 77 years former first lady rosalyn carter died in november 2023 at 96. er from plains, georgia were sweaters and had a downhill manner. he served in the navy before serving politics versus a georgia state senator and later of the governor of the peach tthat carter was elected president in 1976 in the wake of watergate defeating incumbent gerald ford. partners term was marred by domestic and foreign issues several economic and challenges including high inflation and gas shortages he struggled with struggle of proms oversees the ironic hostage crisis. apartment losses 1980 bid for reelection to ronald reagan in a landslide. after leaving the white house he devoted his post- presidency to humanitarian efforts pretty focused and founded the atlanta-based carter presidential center to promote human rights across the globe and won the nobel peace prize in 2002. he also worked extensively with you hhabitat for humanity volunteering to build houses well into his 90s. and for every 2020 the carter center announced he was receiving hospice care in his home at plain

carter, we hold the memory of his wife close in our hearts. exemplifying hope, warmth, and service. she and her husband inspired the nation. the love rosalyn and president carter shared is a definition of partnership and their devotion to public service is a definition of patriotism. may president carter's memory continue to be a light pointing us forward. may we continue to be guided by his spirit and our nation and in our world. signed, sincerely, joseph r. biden jr., the white house, december 30, 2024. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the chair lays before the house the following resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1626, resolved, that the house of representatives has learned with profound regret and sorrow of the death of james earl carter jr., 39th president of the united states of america. resolved, that the house continueders its deep sympathy to the members of the family of the former president in their bereavement. resolved, that the clerk communicate these resolutions to the senate and transmit a copy of the same to the family of the former president. resolved, that when the house adjourns today, it adjourn as a fu

reminds me of something in the book that you talked about, the remarkable relations that jimmy and rosalyn carter had. i mean, that in some ways they didn't have friends. i mean, they were so close as a couple, but they didn't really have a broader social said. they had their family and they had their this marriage where they were just full partners and great material and rosalyn and all the things that she did. and sitting on the side, on the wall and the cabinet meetings and taking notes, you know, and people being upset about not knowing how to handle that, but but rosalynn carter. in your telling, had a kind of political instinct that maybe her husband did. she was she was telling him, you know, maybe don't do this, but wait for this. the second term. and it was interesting to hear her political counsel and i wonder if you think if anybody could get through to him about those things, it would have been her. and yet even she wasn't able to kind of get him to, you know, consider the political implications of trying to do everything at once. you know, that right. i wonder if you're able to think

young, who still with us and ted turner. >> dolores, talk about his 77 year partnership with rosalyn cartersted advisor and how that, the two of them together, meant so much to the nation. >> you know, i think we often talk about what first ladies do in terms of, she worked on mental health and she had a lot of impact as first lady but most importantly, it is the bond they had together, he talks about the fact that from the first date he had with her, he knew he wanted to marry her and people have been talking about this incredible letter he wrote to her when he was away saying every minute i think of you and how wonderful you are and then i come home and you're even more wonderful when i see you and i will miss you until i get there, goodbye and i'll talk to you tomorrow. i mean, that kind of love is sustaining and confidence building for president carter. captain through his entire life. i remember when i went down to interview him in 1976 and the two of them were at the house and the house was so simple, so plain, they were so at ease in this little place of planes, they wanted to go bac

plains, georgia, as the yimmy and rosalyn carter post office. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 381, the nays are 15, two present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the bill is passed, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment number 1 of h.r. 719 printed in parking lot b of house report 118-791, offered by the gentlewoman of new york, ms. velazquez, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will redezic nay the amendment. the clerk: amendment printed in part b of house report 118-791, offered by ms. velazquez of new y

carter will then be flown back to georgia, where he will be buried next to former first lady rosalyn carter, his wife of 77 years in a family plot next to a willow tree at the edge of the pond in the small town of plains, georgia, where they both grew up and spent most of their lives. it is worth noting that in accordance with federal law, president biden has ordered flags lowered to half staff in the next 30 days, meaning they will still be lowered on january 20th, when trump is inaugurated. in the long arc of history, jimmy carter is many things. of course, the 39th president of these united states, the nation's longest lived president, one of only four u.s. president's to be awarded the nobel peace prize, a president who accomplished in one term more than many president's accomplish in two. a man of service who dedicated himself to eradicating disease worldwide and to building houses here at home with habitat for humanity. he was a man of deep faith who taught sunday school for decades, including while he served in the white house as president, and a man whose love for his wife is legend

>> my tears hit a soft spot with president carter and rosalyn carter, which changed my connection with them forever. >> that boy grew up and became friends with the carters. he transitioned from a job in finances to the affordable housing sector because he wanted to help other families fulfill their dreams. 518 is your time now? authorities are inspecting the massive damage from a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes across the south and southeast. at least four people were killed in the twisters that touched down this weekend in texas, north carolina and mississippi. one of the strongest tornadoes ripped through the rural town of conroe, texas, about 40 miles north of houston. >> mobile homes that have been rolled or crushed. we had 15 individuals who were and they were trapped that we got them all out. no injuries. amazing. >> in all, 38 tornadoes were reported in these four states between saturday night and sunday afternoon. >> so you were up in the mountains. you saw firsthand what it was like up there. >> yeah. it was. the slushy roads were one thing. the rain was another th

su legado también tocó muy de cerca el área de la bahía porque el presidente jimmy carter y su esposa rosalyna la humanidad. ambos se desempeñaron como voluntarios desde 1984, un esfuerzo que mantuvieron hasta 2019. incluso celebraron el aniversario número 30 del proyecto de trabajo de jimmy y rosalynn carter en oakland y san josé. hábitat para la humanidad afirma que los carter inspiraron a más de 100.000 voluntarios a construir, renovar y reparar casi 45.000 viviendas. y las reacciones de los líderes políticos ante su muerte no tardaron. el presidente joe biden habló desde saint croix en las islas vírgenes para recordar a quien llamó su amigo. el ex presidente jimmy carter. jimmy carter though. biden expresó que lo que le parece extraordinario de jimmy carter es que millones de personas de todo el mundo sienten que también han perdido a un amigo, aunque nunca lo conocieron. eso se debe a que vivió una vida que no se definía por sus palabras, sino por sus actos. así lo dijo el presidente biden y otros mandatarios también se han pronunciado, entre ellos los ex presidentes barack obama y bill

we are very proud of jimmy carter and the work he did along with his wife rosalyn and particularly proudhis post presidency. the carter center has done outstanding job. while he did have some victories, if you will, while he was in office, camp david accords, infectious diseases as you just pointed out, all of those were good. his presidency over all was not the best. but we in georgia are very, very proud of him, particularly because of his stance on faith. he brought faith to the forefront. and faith is very important to us in georgia, particularly in south georgia. and he may be remembered more for his faith than for his politics. >> will: buddy carter from georgia. a couple different thoughts i have this morning. article in politico the death of jimmy carter represents the death of progressive evangelicalism. jimmy carter wore his faith on his sleeve. democrats at least elected to the highest office in the country and bill clinton, faithful man, barack obama attended church in chicago. jimmy carter really made that central to who he was, his faith. in a way that you don't see that of

rosalyn was by her husband's side when he decided to enter politics. after serving two terms in the georgia state senate, he ran for governor and won. when carteroined the race for the white house, confidence in the government was low. >> well, i'm not a crook. >> reporter: americans were still angry about the watergate scandal, and carter made honesty a center of his campaign. >> i'll never tell a lie. i'll never make a misleading statement. >> reporter: in 1976, carter beat republican incumbent gerald ford to become the nation's 39th president. >> i do jimmy carter do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: perhaps the greatest achievement of his presidency, the camp david accords that resulted in piece between egypt and israel. stormed the embassy in tehran. as the siege dragged on, carter's popularity plummeted. his bid for a second term ended with a landslide defeat to ronald reagan in 1980. >> i promised you four years ago that i would never lie to you. so i can't stand here tonight and say it doesn't hurt. >> reporter: carter didn't slow down after leaving the white house. he built homes with habitat for humanity, wrote more than 20 books and est

the person with carter most was his wife, rosalyn, who worshiped alongside him for more than seven decadeshen i'm overseas, or when she is, we read the same passage in the bible and we kind of, you know, communicate silently. >> even when cancer threatened to take mr. carter from his wife and from the life he loved, he kept his faith and looked again to god. >> now i feel you know that it's in the hands of god, whom i worship, and i'll be prepared for anything that comes. >> and that was cnn's jake tapper reporting. we're going to have more news after the break. stay with us. >> from meat-free monday to sizzle pan sunday. feast. so many ways to save life. ready? wallet. happy. that's 365 by whole. >> $273. this is how much you spend every month on subscriptions. >> i only have like 2 or 3. >> right? that's what we all think. but in reality, there's so much more that we don't even know we're paying for. >> so how do i put more of this cash back in my pocket? >> rocket money is a financial app that shows you every subscription you're paying for, even that one you forgot about from five years

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carter: yes, i think so. because i would campaign in one lays and rosalyn in another and my others and my mother in a different place and we had like seven campaigns going on every day. i only few wavers happening where i was. the museum put together all of that material and for the first time i could see the panorama of what was going on around the country in addition to what i personally knew about. >> at what point did you say to yourself i can win this thing and get the party nomination? president carter: in the fall of 1972. four years before the election. i never was doubtful about it. a lot of people were, but we made meticulous plans a step-by-step progression whatever we would do in each state and we knew every state and the rules and law and political make-up of the constituency. we wept all out and first of all in iowa, new hampshire, florida. we thought we would be seconds or third in those three, i came in first in iowa, new hampshire and florida and after that i felt like no one could catch me. rosalynn: it was pennsylvania that was the final one that now we know we have it but we thought from th

rosalyn was by his side through it all. skin cancer that spread to his brain in 2015. a mass on his liver, a broken hip. jimmy carterredited his loving marriage as the reason he was otherwise in good health. the carters certainly slowed down with age, but still enjoyed a full life with four children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, according to the washington post. the couple had a saturday night routine of walking half a mile to a friend's home for dinner and a single glass of chardonnay. they also managed to figure out what else it takes to keep their love alive. >> first of all, we give each other plenty of space to do our own thing. >> if anything, their love only grew stronger. jimmy carter said marrying rosalynn was the pinnacle of his life. >> when you look back, what are you most proud of? >> in my entire life experience, i would say it was marrying my wife, rosalynn. she's been a very profound beneficial factor in my entire existence and still is. >> randi kaye, cnn, a remarkable love story. >> stay with cnn for continued coverage on the legacy of former president carter. up next, we're going t

rosalyn by side. >> still more good for the world to to serve this president any previous president and his street. you send the example for all of us. if you have issue to help our neighbors. >> carterd at home in plains, georgia, surrounded by family. he survived by 4 children, 11 grandchildren 14 great-grandchildren and his rifle. rosalynn died last year. next on the kron. morning news. lot of work to do oakland to decrease the crime rate. >> just after it hit 82 homicides this year. plus, reflect on the life and legacy of former president jimmy carter. we just passed away age 100. we have some reaction is pouring in. and tough weekend for the city. police handling a woman. well, they say lunchtime knife at them. we'll be right back. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. >> we can choose. to work together for peace. we can make these changes. and we must. >> now on the kron 4 morning news, a nation in mourning. we take a look back at the life legacy of former president