Former US President Jimmy Carter, together with current head of state Joe Biden, took part this morning in a final tribute in Atlanta to his wife and former first lady, Rosalynn Carter, who died a week ago at the age of 96.
Jimmy Carter, 99 years old, in palliative care since February, arrived at the church, pushed in a wheelchair, for one of his very rare recent public appearances.
The country’s former leader sat in the front row next to current President Biden, former President Bill Clinton and the five living first ladies of the United States – Jill Biden, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Melania Trump.
Rosalynn Carter distinguished herself throughout her life through her commitment to democracy, human rights and health issues.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter married in 1946 and became an inseparable couple in both public and private life.
The former first lady was involved in her husband’s campaigns and political trajectory, even participating in “key Cabinet meetings and briefings” during his presidency between 1977 and 1981, according to the official White House website.
“Rosalynn has been my partner in everything I have accomplished,” Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter said after his wife’s death.
“She gave me wise advice and always encouraged me. As long as Rosalynn was with us, I knew someone loved and supported me,” the former Democratic president added.
After failing to win re-election against Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, Jimmy Carter fell into disrepute on the national stage, but the couple recovered and created a global network of charitable activities while living a regimented lifestyle.
Rosalynn Carter died on November 19, two days after entering palliative care, “peacefully, with her family by her side”, at the couple’s home in Plains, Georgia. manages Jimmy Carter’s political legacy. , in a press release.
On Monday, the public was able to pay tribute to his coffin, installed in the Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta.
The funeral procession moved through the streets of the Georgia state capital today, leaving from the Carter Presidential Center to the church where the service was held so the public could “greet the procession as it passed by.”
The funeral will take place this Wednesday, in a more intimate setting, in the small village of Plains, where the couple lived for decades, in the presence of the oldest ex-president in history.
Source: DN
