Jill Biden Brings Ice Skating to the White House This Holiday Season
Plus, a look back at this week’s remembrances of Rosalynn Carter.
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The Associated Press
Jill Biden Brings a Holiday Ice Rink to the White House for Children to Skate and Play Hockey
Nov. 29, 2023 — Jill Biden extended her holiday theme of “Magic, Wonder and Joy” to the White House grounds with an ice rink on the South Lawn for children to skate and play hockey in December. Read more
Rolling Stone
Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump for Trying to Run as Abortion 'Moderate'
Nov. 29, 2023 — Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump’s desire to run as a “moderate” on abortion in 2024 despite his instrumental role in securing the destruction of federal abortion rights in the United States. Read more
East Wing Magazine
An Intimate Farewell to Rosalynn Carter
Nov. 29, 2023 — Family and friends said a final goodbye to humanitarian advocate Rosalynn Carter in an intimate gathering at the Marantha Baptist Church in the town where she and husband of 77 years, President Jimmy Carter, were born. Read more
CNN
Melania Trump Takes Her Place in the Former First Ladies Club with Rosalynn Carter Memorial Service Appearance
Nov. 29, 2023 — Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance Tuesday as an attendee of the tribute service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia.
The appearance marks Trump stepping into a more traditional former first lady role, as she joined current First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and former First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton to pay tribute to Carter. It is common for sitting and former first ladies to attend the funerals of former first ladies. Read more
13 WMAZ
Full Speech: Jason Carter Delivers Eulogy at Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's Memorial Service
Nov. 28, 2023 — Described as sometimes a sorority, Rosalynn Carter knew firsthand the hardships that came with the unofficial role of first lady and would keep in touch with those who were second-handedly elected into the 'first ladies club.' View here
East Wing Magazine
Rosalynn Carter: ‘Cool Grandma’ and Woman With ‘Boundless Passion For Action’
Nov. 28, 2023 — Rosalynn Carter was honored in a memorial service Tuesday where the crowded pews included a rare front-row gathering of President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, past presidents, all of the living former first ladies and her 99-year-old husband, Jimmy Carter. Read more
60 Minutes Archives
First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Nov. 28, 2023 — In 1977, Morley Safer got a behind-the-scenes tour of the White House by then-First Lady Rosalynn Carter as preparations were underway for a state dinner. Carter died November 19th at the age of 96. View here
East Wing Magazine
Memorial Services Begin for Rosalynn Carter
Nov. 27, 2023 — Hundreds of people, including school children, lined up along a motorcade route paying tribute to former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Monday as memorial observances for Carter began in South Georgia and Atlanta. Read more
Savannah Morning News
Where Will Rosalynn Carter be Buried? Details of the Former First Lady's Interment
Nov. 26, 2023 — Rosalynn Carter's final resting place will be near the first and only home she and her husband Jimmy Carter owned. Read more
NY 1
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter Were Not Only a Global Power Couple But Also Best Friends and Life Mates
Nov. 26, 2023 — In spring 1955, Rosalynn Carter was doing what she had sworn to avoid when she married an ambitious Naval officer: keeping house and raising children in the same tiny town where they grew up. Read more