Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter dead at 96: Her life, legacy, and impact

Mental health and human rights advocate Rosalynn Carter has died at the age of 96. The former First Lady and Co-founder of The Carter Center was surrounded by family at the time of her passing. Jonathan Alter and Kelly O’Donnell join Yasmin Vossoughian to discuss her life, legacy, and immeasurable impact including the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 and the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers established in 1987.
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[@jcIIXVIIIVII]

Mrs. Carter is EVERYTHING that a 1st Lady SHOULD represent; Respect, Moral, Compassionate, Understanding, and Classy

[@martygould5114]

She lived a good life. Prayers for Jimmy.

[@pohanahawaii]

🌺🙏 No matter how many decades you have together with loved ones, it is never enough. Sending our deepest condolences to President Carter and the Carter family!

[@TracyAllenVideos]

You are so right and brought up a memory for me. I was doing a presentation for some seniors and I would always ask couples how long they’ve been together. This one gentleman gave the best answer ever! When I asked him how long he and his wife had been together, he smiled and said, “not long enough“. I love that answer! They have been married 35 years but they have been married to different people prior to that and he wished that they had been married the whole time. Just saying, you’re right. It’s never enough🙏🏾💝💐

[@pohanahawaii]

@@TracyAllenVideos : 🌺 Thank you so much!

[@jeremyhodge6216]

One of the greatest First Ladies in American history. May she Rest In Peace 😔

[@mk5192k]

I’m not American and I wasn’t born during the Carter presidency but I think she is the best first lady ever. As someone who is a mental health advocate and has mental health issues myself, the fact that she fought to end the stigma of mental health before anyone else means so much for me and millions of others R.I.P. Mrs Carter

[@miamidolphinsfan]

she was a remarkable lady & much beloved here in the USA

[@junemac7515]

I think Eleanor Roosevelt was a bit better, but she is probably my 2nd favorite FLOTUS.

[@gustavodeugarte9460]

@@junemac7515 She was one of the best First Lady...Not pretentious, helping her husband quietly..and at All times..while in the WH..and there after...Loving Mother, a real Humanitarian..RIP..Gracious Lady!

[@sawittwo]

RIP Miss Carter.

[@niclewis9610]

Condolences to Pres Carter and his family. A wonderful life well lived with great service to her husband, community and Country.

[@user-pv9ev3nu6s]

As someone who has struggled with depression, I would just like to say "Thank you, Rosalynne Carter for your compassion and dedication to public service. You're an inspiration."

[@kathyrama4570]

So sorry to all who love this magnificent human being. A real Lady from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet.

[@saul8019]

RIP Rosalynn you walked the walk.

[@BlueSaphire70]

She lived a long and amazingly full life. Her contributions to the betterment of human life on this earth are many and far-reaching. My deepest condolences to her beloved husband President Carter, her children, and her family. May she rest in peace and let perpetual light shine upon her.

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

Thank you, Kelly O'Donnell, for your compassionate and factual coverage of the Carter's. Much respect for all the good works. Respect, love and peace 🕊

[@tothelighthouse9843]

Admirable couple, admirable individuals. Mr Carter will be bereft, I'm sure. They travelled a long road together. Best wishes to the family, may Rosalynn Carter rest in peace.

[@Pathan109ShortVideos]

I'm here to pay respects and I'm sending condolences to the Carter family

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

I volunteered with habitat for humanity and got to meet her as part of a group. She shook each of our hands and thanked us. You could feel that she truly appreciated each person she met. Modern politics could learn from the Carters. Class act

[@billnyethesciencedenier1516]

She did zero work that day...

[@user-yl1sm3pd1c]

@@billnyethesciencedenier1516 And how would you know?

[@barbaramaroney6890]

Wonderful people - the Carters - from what history has shown.

[@leighmartin3223]

Rosalynn Carter was an inspirational voice and example for support for mental health legislation, etc. She was a great example for strength, clarity and goodness. How lucky we are to have her voice in our lives.....L. Martin

[@tonyincs]

Rest in Peace Mrs. Carter. My condolences Mr. Carter.

[@d.frisco7283]

A lovely First Lady. She lived a long and happy life, but I am still feeling great sadness at her passing...she was a good person who served the American people and represented us with dignity. She truly lived her Christian values, and never put herself over anyone else.

[@sappysuds4545]

Her and her husband embodied compassion and service. Carter was one of the greatest presidents this country has ever known.

[@SunnyIlha]

1st Lady Rosalynn 😢 We all love you

[@toenails.]

I send my condolences to the Carter family. America was so lucky to have your family as our Presidential family in the 1970's. President and first lady Jimmy Carter will go down as one of the best Presidents America has ever had.

[@kaysumpter2447]

One of the best President's and First Lady, and examples of genuine Christian public servants. Honest, humble, kind and dedicated to serving God, their country, and humanity. Prayers 🙏 and sympathy for Carter family's loss.😥🥀

[@nefertitiscott1934]

My Condolences to President Carter and his family. First Lady Carter You helped so many people along with your Husband Building homes for struggling families with Habitat for humanity all over the world. Thank you. Rest in peace.

[@politicsbtch]

The Carters leave a legacy of honorable service to our Country and abroad and decades of service to our communities with Habitat for Humanity. Rest in peace, First Lady. My condolences President Carter. 🇺🇲

[@deboraha.tucker8022]

A great lady😭

[@ileanafigueroa8685]

One of the best First Lady after Mrs. Rosalynn Carter. A Humanitarian. Our condolences to Mr. Carter and family.

[@colonburgess9462]

Rosalyn Carter so sad RIP, President Carter prayers for you and your family 😢😢

[@stephenspencer4672]

Rosalynn & Jimmy small town people who had an enormous impact on the world 🌎. R.I.P Mrs. Carter.😢❤❤

[@FLR1131]

RIP Former First Lady.

[@niahoward1920]

Thank you for your service, former first lady, Rosalyn Carter. 🙏🏽 RIP

[@hyarcenthequarshie7771]

We count her First Lady. RIP.

[@robzphotoz5465]

RIP Mrs Carter! Thank you for your years of service to our country! ❤

[@user-yl4dl8hp2s]

A very sad sad day R.I.P Mrs. Carter 🙏💔🙏

[@Vbluevital]

Marvelous leaders bringing humanity and help to all with the greatest sincerity and grace. We will miss you both. You are beloved here and hereafter. ❤️

[@user-tp4ys2re5m]

She did so much great work in pushing the law enforcement, specifically the caregiving services ❤ thank you❤

[@janetprice85]

Mental health too was her calling.

[@user-tp4ys2re5m]

@@janetprice85 ： thank you for your reply and I will definitely learn more from documentary videos.

[@jc2delaga]

Indeed a great lady with a great legacy. RIP 🙏 Mrs Carter 🇺🇸 💙

[@donnadayle3762]

my heart is broken. she was a decent human being who was always kind. a dying breed...

[@yljackson1456]

I’m so sorry for our loss. My condolences to her family, friends and love ones. Well done my good and faithful friend. Rest peacefully First Lady 😢

[@deborahcavel-greant6155]

Condolences to President Carter and the Carter family on the loss of your wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend Rosalynn. She lived a life of service and selfless humanity. When she stands before the final Judge she certainly will hear, "Well done my good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord."

[@ibrahimahmed7498]

Condolences to the Carter family, friends and to all impacted by her passing. Appreciate their life-saving work especially in less developed countries. RIP.

[@mikevedrani2758]

So sad. Such beautiful people. They are an example for all

[@user-kg5yq8ix2v]

❤ Life is a blessing especially when well shared. The Carters have always been people of their word. ❤ Blessings given and many thanks provided for all

[@user-hx6ye4jq1n]

Rest in Peace Mrs Carter.

[@christopherdean2893]

Rest in peace Rosalynn, you will be missed.

[@jackhammer9775]

Thank you beautiful lady for your kind spirit and service

[@wolfdreams2000]

Condolences 🙏 Sending love, prayers and healing to the family.

[@r.horton7626]

wonderful woman!!

[@ghlargentg]

I miss the Carters! They showed us how to live a decent and caring life.

[@garrybrown3165]

Thank you, Mrs. Carter, for your compassion. We all need to take up that aspect of our own health care and that of our fellow travelers on this life journey.

[@peacockLife]

An amazing legacy.. we have such great role models to look up to! May she RIP! Condolences to her family 🙏

[@ChrisBury20]

Prayers for the Carter family! She was a Great Lady for the country and of course her family. May God be with you all in your time of need.

[@tomcassidy2525]

Habitat for Humanity

[@bigvalley4987]

That charity “Sweat Equity”. I will always support this program.

[@dawnmanning3119]

Amazing woman

[@chrispowers5568]

She was a compassionate woman and honorable one that lived her life the way Jesus taught. America was blessed to have a First Lady that brought respect to the nation. Condolences to the entire Carter family.

[@donnadavidson3904]

Bless this strong woman! 😞❤️

[@garfieldfarkle]

Condolences to the Carter family and all who knew and loved her. Rosalynn Carter was a Southern belle who never failed to exhibit grace, class and empathy. She and her husband, Jimmy, consistently practiced their faith and have been role models. They made a difference and America is better because of how they lived their lives.

[@bionicleanime]

96 was a good long life. May she RIP.

[@davidoverturf3465]

God bless the Carter family. RIP Rosalynn Carter.

[@tymikesell]

God bless you Rosalynn Carter and President Carter. You are both Christlike examples we all need in our lives especially in these troubling times. Rest in peace Rosalynn, you lived a wonderful life.

[@turdferguson3475]

Condolences from a strong conservative. She seemed like a classy lady.

[@gianthand8130]

Regardless of my party, I do offer my condolences. And I do wish Jimmy Carter well.

[@jimipalmer5041]

Mrs. Carter will be missed,great lady. 🕊💖

[@TrinityDivine68]

Life Well Lived-❤RIP Mrs Carter

[@mimsicle1]

They had a long life together 46 years since his presidency. I imagine they may have outlived some in their security detail. She had style and grace as did he. Two true humanitarians.

[@lareneandpipsqueeksully]

Rest In Peace Sweet First Lady❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@lifeandfaith]

Lovely lady. Angels wings guide your way.

[@Free2b56]

A woman with class and dignity married to a man with class and dignity. Folks like them are sadly lacking and she will be missed.

[@mikehappy2620]

As a Conservative Republican, President Carter and I were always at odds. Still, I always respected the President and the First Lady Rosalynn as fantastic people. Very compassionate and giving people.

[@andrewperlstein2254]

American hero. Jimmy must be devastated. I send my respects and love to both. Actual religious people who practice love thy neighbor and represented the words of JC.

[@momato317]

RIP Mrs Rosalynn Carter, thank you for your example of love, service, and grace.

[@bethgoldman2560]

I’m bereft. She was a shining light in a sea of mediocrity. I will mourn her passing. May her name be a Blessing.

[@tinagreen4455]

Wonderful couple I pray for President Carter during this difficult time. God Bless both of them and their families, Amen

[@lindalewis2278]

My sincere condolences and heartfelt prayers for the Carter family are friends 🙏🏾 ❤

[@ronrivers4261]

Very nicely done, Ms. O'Donnell! RIP Mrs. Carter! ❤

[@anigemyers5608]

Rest in peace Mrs. Carter. You will be remembered by so many.

[@DKLGalactus5]

Condolences to the Carter family.

[@JustSayin916]

How good it was to have such good people in the White House.

[@geraldinevaughn8435]

Condolences to President Carter family and friends.

[@andyroo9381]

A woman of quiet strength.

[@yarokasternsaat2613]

My life was blessed, as a Colombian young immigrant (since 5 years old) in the States, by having had the presence of President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter as the moral and social compass of the time, one of kindness, acceptance, and the well rooted belief that America belonged to ALL OF US. Thank you so much Rosalyn! And thank you too. President Carter!

[@t.lucalake8963]

Condolences to former POTUS, Jimmy Carter, and the Carter family. Thank you, Ms. Rosalyn, for your activism. You were a gracious and very classy lady. RiP, dear lady.

[@debracarlson5511]

Just think where this nation would be right now if Reagan hadn't abolished Mrs. Carter's insightful work to inact the mental health benefits for all in this country. Our nation might not be in the sorry state this country is today. My condolences to the Carter family.

[@moiramccleary5306]

You’re absolutely correct debracarlson. Reagan’s actions were a great disservice to those people who needed and were receiving mental health treatment and support and many in facilities were discharged to the streets or to community congregate housing that provided housing that did not have the expertise to address their mental health needs

[@kylegrammer2064]

God bless this Woman !!!!

[@ejmacp978]

Sincere condolences and prayers to the Carter family. A sad day for certain.

[@cedricbaccay633]

Thank you for your untiring service for humanity Mrs. Carter! We miss you already! 🤍

[@beckiehickman1312]

Prayers sent

[@MichelleT-so4we]

This is an example of responsible journalism; she set a beautiful example of a compassionate woman that tried to help her community; she will be missed. Until we meet again ~

[@mjp8494]

My condolences to the Carter family.

[@user-fk3mz4rx3s]

To cartter I'm great full for your service and loss of your wife was great full woman and God bless you and your family

[@vietnamesebeauties]

We, the Vietnamese 🇻🇳universities' students' deepest & sincere condolences, to the 🇺🇸US former first lady's family 🙏🙏

[@RMSharesMusic]

Our Deepest Condolences to the Great President Carter, their family, friends, and to all the people in the world that they impacted so greatly. Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter both are magnificent beings and their service to us all will not be forgotten. They are what we should all strive to be, leaders who Love and Serve, especially helping those most in need. They represent the very best of what we should seek in our national leaders. Truly knowledgeable and compassionate servant leaders with unquestionable integrity and humility. Rosalynn has engendered our greatest respect and her loss is intensely felt. She is Loved by millions around the globe.

[@user-nt4oy8cu1n]

No scandal in politics, business, marriage. No indictments. Good, decent people. Polar opposite of the tRuMps.

[@lorraineperez1845]

RIP, BEAUTIFUL FIRST LADY🌿🌹🌿🥀🌿⚘️

[@karengreen4589]

Prayers

[@michaellazzeri2069]

Rosalynn Carter----------a woman who exuded 1000% Class. RIP-----------MJL, 77 y/o

[@janetprice85]

A true Lady and First Lady and humanitarian and a devoutly religious person who actually lived her faith. She and President Carter were true public servants. A rare thing indeed in DC.

[@user-tx1vu9nn7e]

It is said on earth and on heavens since many ages ago that only time and love in God possess the power to heal a soul's deep injury. Memories can hold a painful traumatizing event of the past for only so long, for memories too must pass away and vanish in time. It is so sad to hear today that she's passed into the other world, and surely she will be remembered as a great good person who did many humanitarian deeds for humanity. her husband Jimmy Carter is a great man. Prayers and Hopes to the family, may they find the courage and strength and determination and joy to continue living past this sad moment and grow in the future. only in God the Spirit may they be comforted and strengthened beyond this sad painful devastating moment. next come the years of tears, of missing her, and longing to spend more time and precious moments with her. but being immortal is not the law of this world and universe, where all things are in constant motion, energized and changing in time, our humanity is only a temporary moment's passing, we appear and just as soon disappear, returning to creator, to a place that no one really knows about, except what is described to many as "heaven," and "beautiful," and that is subject to many forms of interpretations, imaginations and delusions. again, beautiful heaven is not known by humans and many believe that in order to meet God one must die first. hence, if true, Mrs. Carter, i must think, and hope that she does, is on the way to meeting God, else she is with God already, and based on this view of faith, she should be thought of as being fine, right now on the "spiritual journey" that everyone must travel through, and this alone is sufficient to trust, and not just believe, that she is in a better world. those who lack faith, or whose ideas and reasoning causes them to disown, forfeit or deny the value of heaven, they cannot understand these matters of faith, for it takes "faith trust" and "faith endeavor" to see through the pretenses and illusions of the material corporeal world and carnal reality that we have come to witness. in honest prayers, in genuine good faith union of minds, in devotion and compassion, and in true love, the faith is made stronger, allowing believers to invoke the Spirit of God, who it is said is all conscious, all knowing, all evident, all encompassing, all powerful, omnipotent, and timeless, truly good and loving, and much more than that. God bless those who may place their hearts, minds, and souls in the Higher Spirit that gives birth to all live and all things created from it hence. Life is nothing but a fleeting brief moment in the astral experience of the universe. May Mr. Carter and members of their family find the strength, courage, peace, love and joy that is needed to overcome this deeply painful moment. Blessings to all here.

[@richardhoover4471]

RIP Mrs. Carter❤

[@IlanSanto-vd7ei]

Condolences to the entire family of this lovely 1st lady,may she sleep untill God wakes he up..❤

[@bernicebarnett401]

She made the world a better place!

[@angelinacaculitanyes229]

Rest in peace, former First Lady Carter.

[@maryfendley1084]

God Bless them both❤