(AFP, Atlanta, 28th) 99-year-old former US President Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance today, accompanied by current President Biden, former President Clinton and five living former first ladies. Memorial service for his wife Rosalynn Carter.
A frail Carter briefly left hospice care to attend a memorial service in Atlanta, Georgia, arriving in a wheelchair with a blanket embroidered with his wife’s face covering his legs.
Carter made no remarks, but the couple’s children and grandchildren remembered Rosalyn’s “wonderful life.”
Their son James. “Kip”. “Our mothers are the glue that holds our family together,” said James “Chip” Carter, who kissed his father on the forehead and placed his hand on his mother’s flower-draped casket.
Rosalynn passed away on November 19 at the home she and her husband shared in Plains, Georgia. She was 96 years old. Rosalyn and Carter’s 77-year marriage has become a legend in American politics.
Their daughter Amy. Lin． Amy Lynn Carter held back tears as she read a love letter her father wrote to her mother while serving in the U.S. Navy 75 years ago.
“My mother spent most of her life loving my father,” she told the crowd at Glenn Memorial Church.
Sitting in the front row of the church were Biden and first lady Jill Biden, as well as Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, who served as presidents from 1993 to 2001, and three former First Lady: Melania. Melania Trump, Michelle. Michelle Obama and Laura. Laura Bush. The attendance of many political figures at the memorial service is enough to show the importance Rosalynn received in the United States.
The memorial service featured some of her favorite music, including American country music star husband-and-wife team Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks singing John Lennon’s famous song “Imagine.”
Rosalyn was a humanitarian who was very active as first lady and was dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues. After the Carters left the White House, their popularity continued to grow.
Carter lost his re-election bid to Republican opponent Ronald Reagan in 1980 and was considered a loser by the outside world. Yet the couple built a global philanthropic network and won praise for their simple lifestyle.
Chip. Carter thanked his mother for helping him overcome drug and alcohol addiction, saying Rosalyn “made a positive difference in so many lives.”
The White House stated that the Bidens flew from Washington to Atlanta early this morning, and used the presidential plane Air Force One to carry the Clintons and Michelle. One trip for Obama. Melania. Trump did not take a special plane.
Rosalyn’s funeral will be held in a more private ceremony tomorrow in Plains Township. By then, the outside world will inevitably turn its attention to Carter. Carter, the oldest living former president in U.S. history, began receiving hospice care 10 months ago.
The funeral of a US president is usually attended by all living presidents. For example, Carter attended the memorial service for former President George HW Bush in Washington in 2018, which provided a rare moment of unity for various parties and different generations.
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2023-11-29 03:42:54
