Rosalynn Carter’s passing witnessed an outpouring of tributes to an activist first lady who broke boundaries in the realm of foreign policy. Traditionally, the key role of the president’s wife was to act as White House hostess, though there was nothing wrong with her pursuing her own agenda as long as those initiatives did not cross into the realm of policymaking.
Mrs. Carter crossed that line. In addition to serving as one of President Jimmy Carter’s key advisers, she became the first first lady to represent her husband to discuss substantive diplomatic matters with foreign leaders and the first whoseThe post Rosalynn Carter: The First Lady and Foreign Policy appeared first on War on the Rocks.