Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called "an extension of myself" owing to his wife's prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly promoted the cause of mental health, died on Sunday (Nov 19) at age 96, the Carter Center said.
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00:00 Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who U.S. President Jimmy Carter called "an extension
00:06 of myself," died at the age of 96 on Sunday.
00:11 That's according to the Carter Center, which said she died peacefully with her family by
00:14 her side.
00:16 In May, the Carter family said she had dementia but was continuing to live happily at the
00:20 couple's home in Plains, Georgia.
00:22 Former President Carter, who was 99 years old, has been in hospice care at that home
00:27 since February.
00:28 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were the longest married presidential couple, having wed in
00:33 1946 when he was 21 and she was 18.
00:37 I didn't think I would ever get married.
00:40 I didn't like boys.
00:43 It was boys back then because it was that period.
00:50 But I didn't know how to talk to them.
00:52 I didn't want to go out with them.
00:54 I used to tell my mother when the phone rang to tell them I wasn't at home.
01:00 And I wasn't.
01:01 I was always out the door and down the street.
01:05 And then along came Jimmy Carter.
01:08 And my life's been an adventure ever since.
01:15 While in the White House, the Carters were a team.
01:18 With the President calling her "my closest advisor," she was often invited to sit in
01:22 as an observer at cabinet meetings and political strategy discussions.
01:27 Since his single four-year term ended in 1981, Jimmy Carter has enjoyed more post-White House
01:32 years than any president before him, and Rosalynn Carter played an instrumental role in those
01:38 years, including as part of the non-profit Carter Center and the Habitat for Humanity
01:43 charity.
01:44 Her lifelong passion was to promote the cause of mental health, not because of any personal
01:48 connection, but because of a strong feeling that advocacy was needed.
01:52 She became honorary chair of the President's Commission on Mental Health, which was key
01:56 to the passage of a 1980 act that helped fund local mental health centers.
02:02 At an event in Virginia to meet with service members and their families, First Lady Jill
02:07 Biden expressed her condolences.
02:09 She was well known for her efforts on mental health and caregiving and women's rights.
02:16 So I hope that during the holidays you'll consider saying, include the Carter family
02:23 in your prayers.
02:24 The Carter Center said she is survived by her four children, 11 grandchildren, and 14
02:30 great-grandchildren.
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