Former President Jimmy Carter emerged from hospice care to join some of his predecessors and every living presidential spouse on Tuesday to honor Rosalynn Carter, his wife and partner of more than three-quarters of a century and the nation’s first lady from 1977 to 1981. Mr. Carter, now 99, made the 140-mile journey from the couple’s home in Plains, Ga., to Atlanta for a tribute at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University. His granddaughter said that he is “physically diminished” as he has rarely been seen in public since entering hospice care in February. President Biden, former President Bill Clinton and all five living first ladies attended as well.
She is set to be buried at the Carter Home and Garden in Plains, Georgia, part of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. Mr. Carter plans to be laid to rest next to her when the time comes.
