Rosalynn: Friend and First Lady

By Edna Langford and Linda Maddox

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800711327
• ISBN13: 9780800711320
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Never Underestimate Southern Women

Watergate brought about many changes in the process that Americans use to choose their president, especially in the nominating process. The 1976 campaign would be the first test for these reforms and only one candidate grasped the significance of the changes. That candidate was former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter and this book offers the reader a glimpse into the inner workings of the campaign that changes the way presidential campaigns are run. Edna Langford is not only a friend of the Carter's but her daughter Judy married Jack Carter uniting the two families not only by friendship but also by blood with the birth of Jason Carter in 1975. Mrs. Langford was therefore in a unique position to observe up close the inner workings of the out of nowhere Carter campaign. At least the pundits thought it was an out of nowhere campaign but Carter family and friends had been hard at work, one on one with the voters for many months and as the 1976 primaries and caucuses began, all of their hard work started to pay off. The author was part of the campaign from the beginning as she and Mrs. Carter drove down to Florida in 1975 with instructions from Jimmy to make some friends. That is just what these two ladies did as they campaigned across northern Florida talking about a candidate that most people had never heard of. It was to be the first of many trips that the author made with the future First Lady. Mrs. Langford provides a clear and easy to read account of her campaign travels as she and Mrs. Carter worked county courthouses, local newspapers, small town radio stations and even a cow auction. Mrs. Langford obviously has the highest of esteem for Rosalynn Carter and one must take this into account as they read this book. Still though, this book offers a rare and often candid look at the infancy of a major presidential campaign. The author tells of their mistakes and of the times they were rejected or rudely treated just as she also tells of their triumphs. This is not a detailed account of the campaign by any means but the insights offered within it's pages are an invaluable resource to any student of twentieth century American history. This campaign changed American politics forever and this author has shared with us her experiences from the very beginning of the campaign through the inauguration and she has done so in a very fun and enjoyable little book.