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...resignation of all 34 Cabinet members and top aides. He started the week by requesting a meeting with his entire staff. Some 300 of them crowded into the East Room on Monday afternoon, and those who could not fit in watched over closed-circuit television. Despite the fact that Rosalynn and new Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan were publicly defending him, Carter conceded that he might have acted too abruptly. He also acknowledged that he should have invited more Republicans (and also Senator Ted Kennedy) to the reassessment sessions at Camp David. But he bluntly told the staffers that anyone...
...happened in a minute, and not a word was spoken. As Jimmy Carter prepared to leave a high-thermostatted White House reception shortly after his Cabinet shakeup, his shoulders slumped, his tired head bowed. Instantly, Rosalynn Carter's hand reached out, possessively supporting his back, and her steely eyes glared out at the watching guests like those of a guardian lioness. Then they walked out together...
Last week Rosalynn took her mission on the road, traveling 5,500 miles to nine stops and back to Washington in four days, from Chicago to Pine Bluff, Ark. (100°), to Dallas and Harlingen, Texas (103°), to Fresno, Calif. (106°). Scheduled weeks ago, the tour was originally intended to tout such pet projects as a self-help volunteer fair and a community health center and to raise funds for her husband's reelection. But after the recent maelstrom, reported TIME Correspondent Johanna McGeary, the trip turned into a roving revival meeting intended to restore America...
Despite the obstacles, however, Rosalynn's drive and devotion shone through. Said Liz Carpenter, a Lady Bird Johnson aide who was at the Dallas dinner: "She's out selling with true grit a President in trouble. She says, 'I believe in Jimmy and I know you'll believe in Jimmy,' and by God she's good at it! The force of her conviction comes through." Said Dallas Political Consultant Judy Bonner Amps: "You can't help but like the woman. She's attractive, charming, intelligent and totally committed to Jimmy. People...
Aboard her jet, Rosalynn answered questions about her mission...