First Lady from Plains
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. 1st Edition. 8vo. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #18014
A very nice association copy signed and inscribed by the former First Lady to Thomas E. Bryant, who led President Jimmy Carter's Commission on Mental Health, an advisory board that called national attention to the shortcomings of psychiatric care in the late 1970s.
Rosalynn Carter's inscription reads - " To Tom and Lucy Bryant, with best wishes and appreciation - Rosalynn Carter"
"Dr. Bryant trained in medicine and law at Emory University in Atlanta but did not wish to pursue either career in isolation. While working on the federal War on Poverty program in the late 1960s, he saw the poor quality of health care — particularly mental health treatment — in underprivileged communities.
“Mental health is not a sexy topic,” he once told The Washington Post, but one that affects millions of Americans. At a time when the medical community overlooked mental health, Dr. Bryant was one of the people who helped move the issue “to the front of the bus,” said Joseph Califano Jr., who served as secretary of health, education and welfare under President Jimmy Carter." - Washington Post
Half beige cloth over paper covered boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear to binding.
Dust jacket with mild to moderate rubbing with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archyval mylar.
Price: $275.00