Posted on 07/05/2011 7:02:33 AM PDT by Libloather
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 65 years together
By Associated Press
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - Added 1 hour ago
ATLANTA — President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn endured the grind of political campaigns and the pressure cooker of the White House. But their marriage faced its stiffest test in the years after his presidency ended.
For the couple, who celebrate their 65th anniversary Thursday, it came when they decided to write a book together in the mid-1980s. Soon, they were sending each other nasty notes and squabbling about minor differences. They were ready to hand back their book advance when an editor arranged a ceasefire: Each would write their own sections, and sign them with their initial.
"They’re not all disagreements. There are some things I knew and that you knew we wanted to put in," Rosalynn says now of writing the 1987 book, "Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life."
Jimmy cuts in. "Well, I would say they were disagreements," he said, adding with a chuckle: "I was amazed at how paltry Rosa’s memory was."
There are bound to be some tense moments in the second-longest marriage in the history of the American presidency. In the long line of American presidents and first ladies, only George H.W. and Barbara Bush have been married longer.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Happy Anniversary Jimmy.
Celebrate it the rest of the year and stay out of politics.
I congratulate them.
Shut up, Jimmy, and stay out of national/international affairs.
I agree. Whatever I may think of them and/or their politics, having 65 years of marriage is an amazing achievement in this day and age.
You forgot about Buchanan..
Well good for them. I am glad they are married to each other. NO SENSE SCREWING UP TWO MARRIAGES!
He is certainly not worthy of continued mention or recognition, here or elsewhere. He will go to his grave grasping for validity. What a disgrace.
I will give them their due. Unlike most leaders in their party who can’t seem to keep their pants zipped, Jimmy and Rosalynn have led a relatively stable married life.
Happy Anniversary, you two.
Now, please shut up.
What’s scary is that they now look alike. Should Rosalynn be considered for sainthood?
Effing America together for 65 years. They are living proof that only the good die young.
He should NEVER have been president, and only became so due to Watergate. He was canvassing neighborhoods long before he was a household name. Went to my grandmother’s house in Florida and introduced himself and said he was running for pres way before primaries, etc. He set his sights and milked the moment.
Ros Carter never really wanted him to go back to the peanut farm after his Navy stint. She loved the military life and resented his decision to go back to the farm. She said she did not speak to him on the entire ride back to Georgia when he left the Navy as a young man.
I think he was bored with farming and that is why he strayed into politics. Had he stayed in the military, history would have been changed.
Just like everyone and everything else else in life...the road not taken...or taken.
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