I was soon able to anticipate questions and to answer them, falteringly at times, but I learned. To us he was the same participant in our nightly dinner table discussions that he had always been. I soon discovered that it was easier for me to learn about people’s needs as I traveled than it was for him. Once the press and our persistent opponents heard about my attendance at the (Cabinet) meetings, very soon it was rumored that I was ‘telling’ Jimmy what to do! If only we could consider mental illnesses as straightforwardly as we do physical illnesses, those affected could seek help and be treated in an open and effective way.”

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Persons: ___ Rosalynn Carter, falteringly, ” ___, “, he’s, Jimmy, ” Locations: Plains ”