First Lady Rosalynn Carter lived a life of service, faith, compassion, and unmatched moral leadership. During her time in the White House, Rosalynn Carter redefined the role of First Lady. Through her courageous advocacy, Mrs. Carter helped bring the issue of mental health out from the shadows into the national spotlight and served as a…
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Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure | Norfolk, VA
Naval Station NorfolkNorfolk, Virginia 5:26 P.M. EST Q Mr. President, your thoughts on Rosalynn Carter? Your thoughts on the Fir- — former First Lady? THE PRESIDENT: (Inaudible.) The day she was put in hospice, I was on the phone with the family, and I was speaking to their grandson, and the family was just showing up. You…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Democratic Party of Georgia’s Spring Soiree
Flourish Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hi! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you. You know. Thank you. Thank you, all. Thank you, all. Congresswoman, I want to thank you in front of all these…
Day Of Remembrance Of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II
Eighty years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, stripping people of Japanese descent of their civil rights. That order and the subsequent actions carried out by the Federal Government represent one of the most shameful chapters in our Nation’s history. On this Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration…
President Biden Announces Appointees for the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve as members on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council: Stuart Eizenstat, Chair Allan M. Holt, Vice Chair Tom A. Bernstein Abraham H. Foxman Meryl Frank Judith Gold Marsha Z. Laufer Samuel Lauter Jeffrey Peck Leah Pisar Mark A. Siegel Susan…
Rosalynn Smith Carter
Politically active Eleanor Rosalynn Carter is the wife of 39th President Jimmy Carter. Serving as the First Lady from 1977 to 1981, she was an envoy abroad and a leading advocate for numerous causes, including mental health research. “She’s the girl I want to marry,” Jimmy Carter told his mother after his first date with…
Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Reception
Private ResidenceRancho Santa Fe, California 6:47 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you for the comment about the book, Allan. I — I appreciate it. And tell your wife I said, “Thank you for all the preparation.” It’s never easy. Everybody says, “No problem.” You have to work like the devil to get it done. …
James Carter
The biography for President Carter and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and…
Vice President Kamala Harris Statement on the Passing of Vice President Walter Mondale
Vice President Walter Mondale led an extraordinary life of service. He defended our nation as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War, and he protected our Constitution as Minnesota’s Attorney General. As United States Senator, he fought for equal justice—working tirelessly to ban discrimination in housing and to build the Great…
Remarks by President Biden During Tour of Radiation Oncology Department
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research InstituteColumbus, Ohio 3:49 P.M. EDT Q Sir, is it comforting or is it hopeful or more painful for you to hear about cancer developments like this? THE PRESIDENT: It’s — it’s mostly hopeful because I don’t want to see anybody go through what my son…