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'First ladies club' spotted

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.'

On Tuesday, current First Lady Dr. Jill Biden was joined by all of the living former first ladies that have also filled the East Wing in the White House - the very office Mrs. Carter shaped.
Former first ladies Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton were in the front row, honoring the life and legacy of the woman who paved the path they walked as a testament to the unspoken sisterhood they share. shared her wisdom to how to make the role their own.


Underscoring Carter's devotion to his wife of 77 years, the Carter Center posted a 1995 poem he wrote for her, entitled: "Rosalynn."

Read it in full below:
Jimmy Carter's poem for Rosalynn Carter, 1995

She'd smile, and birds would feel that they no longer

had to sing, or it may be I failed

to hear their song.

Within a crowd, I'd hope her glance might be

for me, but I knew that she was shy, and wished

to be alone.

I'd pay to sit behind her, blind to

what was on the screen, and watch the image flicker

upon her hair.

I'd glow when her diminished voice would clear

my muddled thoughts, like lightning flashing in

a gloomy sky.

The nothing in my soul with her aloof

was changed to foolish fullness when she came

to be with me.

With shyness gone and hair caressed with gray

her smile still makes the birds forget to sing

and me to hear their song.