UNCHANGINGPRINCIPLESLife inside my presidential family
By josh carter
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Episode 11 – Rosalynn Carter
My grandmother Rosalynn Carter passed away this afternoon. Even though she was 96, and even though she lived one of the best lives anybody could ask for, it’s still hard. She was a wonderful First Lady, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I put together an episode with my initial thoughts about how her legacy of caregiving and her advocacy through her Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers helped us through her final months. I’ll have more later. WLYTG, Mom.
Your Host - Josh Carter
Josh Carter is the fourth grandchild of President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and the oldest son of Jeff and Annette Carter. Josh is a small business owner, and he is the writer, producer, and host of the Unchanging Principles Podcast, where he talks about his life in a Presidential family and the American values taught to him by his grandparents. Josh’s favorite hobby is woodworking, which he learned from his grandfather. When time permits, he builds museum-quality furniture using the same tools and workbench that his grandfather taught him on throughout his childhood. Josh lives in Atlanta with his wife Sarah, his two boys Charlie and Jonathan, and his new cocker spaniel puppy Copper.
Episodes
My grandmother Rosalynn Carter passed away this afternoon. Even though she was 96, and even though she lived one of the best lives anybody could ask for, it’s still hard. She was a wonderful First Lady, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I put together an episode with my initial thoughts about how her legacy of caregiving and her advocacy through her Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers helped us through her final months. I’ll have more later. WLYTG, Mom.
9:52m
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named one of the most prominent buildings on the Naval Academy campus Carter Hall in honor of Jimmy Carter, Class of 1947. I had the incredible privilege of accepting this honor on my grandfather’s behalf. In this episode, I deliver the speech that I gave at the Naval Academy on February 17, 2023 and I recall telling my grandfather about this experience.
24:02m
Every year, the Carter Center holds a retreat where we share our successes and update our benefactors on the Center’s work around the globe. In this episode, I talk about some of the unbelievable Carter Center auction items, the Center’s Democracy projects, my grandmother’s favorite latrine story (yes, she has a favorite latrine story), and the Carter Center’s efforts to eradicate guinea worm from the face of the earth.
34:57m
This episode was difficult to compose. In this episode, I tell you the story of my experience with my grandfather winning the Nobel Peace Prize and how the lessons from his lecture resonate today. I also aim to apply the lessons of my grandfather’s lifelong quest for peace against the backdrop of the death and destruction we see in Ukraine. I wanted to do this while exploring the new geopolitical pressures and realities as they change live-time.
44:13m
In this episode, I talk about how January 6, 2021, compared to January 6, 1981, and January 6, 2001. I discuss the election that was almost stolen from Jimmy Carter, and how that experience sparked a lifelong commitment toward protecting Democracy. And I share my view on the narrow path forward that America must take to ensure that our Constitution stands, that our Democracy is protected, and that our freedom to choose our own leaders remains central to the 245-year-old American experiment.
28:58m
Annette Carter was my mother. This episode is the eulogy that I delivered at my mom’s funeral.
11:23m
Articles
For those of you who don’t live in Atlanta, Mike Luckovich is a legend. He has done a few cartoons about my grandparents recently, but this one is just beautiful. He just posted it, and it appears in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on 11/21.
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Shipmate Magazine is the alumni publication for the United States Naval Academy. I wrote an article them about my experience telling my grandfather about the renaming ceremony for Carter Hall.
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Annette Davis Carter was born in Arlington, Georgia on November 5, 1952, to George and Dorothy Davis. She died on September 19, 2021, at the age of 68.
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