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Gary Wollberg's avatar

I feel sad for President Carter and his family. She clearly was a keystone for them all. Of course I knew it was coming, as we all did, but I didn't expect it so soon after the hospice announcement. And so it shocks a bit, and it is a portent, unfortunately.

1976 was the first time I was old enough to vote. I recall thinking then that Mrs. Carter didn't seem like political wives I had seen before. She always seemed so substantive; she didn't speak in platitudes, and instead shared thoughtful responses to reporter's questions that really addressed public policy at a meaningful level. It was unusual, to be honest about it. But I thought we needed change, so it felt right.

She deserves her rest, and my heart goes out to her family.

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Marshall Auerback's avatar

I've long thought that Jimmy Carter was America's greatest post-president. The last one who used the legacy of the office to do further good works when he had left the White House, rather than something to help him secure a great additional new source of income and wealth, as virtually all subsequent presidents have done.

What I hadn't appreciated until reading more on his extraordinary relationship with Rosalynn was that he may have had one of the greatest marriages ever. I'm sure today is a very painful day for the former president, and I hope his faith keeps him strong in the belief that he will be rejoined with his wonderful wife soon. God bless them both.

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