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his equal partner in everything i ever accomplished adding that as long as rosalyn was in the world, i always knew somebody loved me and supported me. cnn's wolf blitzer takes a look back at her remarkable life and legacy. >> reporter: a soft spoken small-town girl, rosalyn smith carter became one of america's most charming first ladies. born in plains, georgia, on august 18th, 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school class and met and married jimmy carter when he was in the u.s. navy. >> my love and respect and cherish and honor. my wife rosalynn. when mr. carter's father died...

>> reporter: a soft-spoken, small-town girl, rosalynn smith carter became one of america's most charmed first ladies. born in plains, georgia, on august 18th, 1927, she was valedictorian of her high school class and met and married jimmy carter when he was in the u.s. navy. >> i love and respect and cherish and honor my wife, rosalynn. [ applause ] >> reporter: when mr. carter's father died in 1953, they moved back to plains to manage the family's peanut farm. >> i didn't want to go home. i was having a good time. i think i had thought i had outgrown plains, georgia. i had gotten a l...

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you are in the "cnn newsroom." i'm paula reid in washington. we're continuing to follow the sad breaking news. former first lady rosalynn carter has passed away peacefully in her home this afternoon at the age of 96. she is being remembered as a mental health champion and a tireless humanitarian. governor brian kemp of georgia praising the proud georgian, saying she had an indelible impact on our state and nation. former president george w. bush calling carter a woman of dignity and strength. and first lady jill biden noting carter's commitm...

Country. >> at the same time i'm wondering about the political fallout for this. the fact that the military contradicted what was told to the president on august 18th. >> they did not tell you no? we should keep 2500 troops? it's been stable and we can do that and continue to do that? >> no, no one said that to me that i can recall. >> so, general mccaffery, his stock and trade was that you can trust him, he won't lie to you, and guys with four stars on their shoulders saying, you know, we today him. we advised him. he listened, he knew what we were advising, but he is the commander in chief. ...

On august 18th in a media interview to the american people the president said that none of his military advisors told him that he should keep u.s. forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement. >> look, >> i don't have a lot of time. was it a false statement to the american people? >> i won't categorize the statement. >> was that a false statement by the president of the united states? you don't have...