Inaugural Wreath-laying Ceremony Honors Rosalynn Carter on Her Birthday

Event mirrors ceremonies held for former U.S. presidents at their gravesites.

(From left) Allethea Wall, Rosalynn Carter’s sister, and Kim Carter Fuller, niece of the Carters and director of the Friends of Jimmy Carter lay the inaugural wreath at the former first lady’s burial site in Plains, Georgia on what would have been her 98th birthday. (Photo: National Park Service)

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was honored at her burial site in Plains, Georgia, Monday in an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony that honored her legacy on what would have been her 98th birthday.

The wreath-laying ceremony, presented by the National First Ladies Day Commission (NFLDC) and the Society of Presidential Descendants, was the first of its kind honoring a deceased former United States first lady on her birthday. The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park hosted the event.

The event is similar to how the sitting president sends a wreath to all the former presidents’ gravesites, according to Rev. Nicholas Inman, founder of the National First Ladies Day Commission, who opened the ceremon…