i ; # ROSALYNN CARTER 16 March 1993 Dear Pat, Jimmy and I are pleased to join your many friends in wishing you a Happy Birthday! Thinking back over the years, I am reminded of the first time I met you and of your graciousness and helpfulness to me. My husband was elected governor while President Nixon was in office, and only days after Jimmy's imauguration, our senior Senator, Richard Russell, died. You and the President were kind enough to come to the funeral in Georgia, and we met together briefly at the state capitol before the service. Being a new governor's wife, I was particularly interested in your activities ‘as First Lady of our country. You told me about your program of volunteerism, and a few weeks later, sent a delegation of cabinet wives to Georgia to meet with me and to encourage volunteerism in our state. As First Ladies you and I both have seen our husbands struggle with the problems that face our nation, particularly the intractable problems of poverty, homelessness, the loneliness of our elderly citizens, the issues ‘concerning the physically and mentally handicapped, and more. We have also been made aware that government can never solve all these problems. It is your philosophy of "people helping people" that is still so important and so necessary in helping to meet these challenges.