Rosalynn Carter's Legacy: Mental Health Advocate and Former First Lady Dies at 96

Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady of the United States and a champion for mental health, has passed away at the age of 96. During her time in the White House and for four decades afterward, Carter advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill and played an active role in shaping policy. She was the first First Lady to maintain an office in the East Wing and testified in Congress. Carter also played a key role in the Camp David Accords and pushed for the advancement of mental health care. She and her husband, Jimmy Carter, had the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history.