Editing Rosalynn Carter (section)

===2000s===
On December 4, 2001, Carter delivered a speech to the [[National Press Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc129.html|title=Remarks of Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.|website=cartercenter.org|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003710/https://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc129.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2003, Carter attended the benefit for the 20th anniversary celebration of the [[Betty Ford Center]] in [[Indian Wells, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/01/19/ex-1st-ladies-honor-betty-ford-center/|title=Ex-1st ladies honor Betty Ford Center|work=Chicago Tribune|date=January 19, 2003|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003755/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-01-19/news/0301190042_1_betty-ford-center-five-former-first-ladies-rosalynn-carter|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the June 5, 2004, christening of the [[USS Jimmy Carter|USS ''Jimmy Carter'']] in [[Groton, Connecticut]], Carter served as the ship sponsor and christened the ship with a bottle of champagne.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2004/06-06/501_naval_submarine_jimmy_carter_chris.html|title=Naval submarine Jimmy Carter christened|publisher=Kitsapsun.com|date=June 6, 2004|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112809/http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2004/06-06/501_naval_submarine_jimmy_carter_chris.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 11, 2004, Carter delivered the keynote address at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition, stating that she would favor medical school curricula requiring doctors to have the ability to recognize mental health symptoms and stressing the importance of recognizing symptoms in early childhood.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aappublications.org/content/25/6/303|title=Former first lady Rosalynn Carter shares passions for improving mental health care, immunization|date=December 1, 2004|publisher=AAP News & Journals Gateway|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003922/http://www.aappublications.org/content/25/6/303|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2006, Carter was ordained a deacon at the Maranatha Baptist Church.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/01/05/rosalynn-carter-ordained-deacon/|title=Rosalynn Carter ordained deacon|date=January 5, 2007|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060307/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-01-05/news/0701050326_1_baptist-groups-jimmy-carter-deacon|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2007, Carter and her husband joined other first ladies and presidents in attending the [[Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford|funeral of Gerald Ford]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/washington/03dignitaries.html|title=Ford's Funeral Draws Array of Politicians and Dignitaries|date=January 3, 2007|work=The New York Times|first=Rachel L.|last=Swarns|access-date=February 23, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216222433/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/washington/03dignitaries.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and six months later attended [[Lady Bird Johnson]]'s as well.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lady Bird Johnson laid to rest in Texas|date=July 15, 2009|newspaper=The Denver Post|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6382846?source=rss|access-date=January 1, 2014|first=Kelley|last=Shannon|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016160333/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6382846?source=rss|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2007 interview shortly before her 80th birthday, Carter said she would continue keeping a full schedule despite wanting to curtail it due to her advancing age, and that she had planned to lower her workload, but failed to do so because she still did not "want to miss anything."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2007/08/17/Rosalynn-Carter-active-at-80/41801187398832/|title=Rosalynn Carter active at 80|date=August 17, 2007|work=United Press International|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015326/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2007/08/17/Rosalynn-Carter-acrtive-at-80/41801187398832/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2009, the Carters met with [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] [[James L. Jones]] for a "general briefing".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/18/carter-meets-with-national-security-adviser/|title=Carter meets with National Security Advisor|date=March 18, 2009|publisher=CNN|access-date=June 23, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143550/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/18/carter-meets-with-national-security-adviser/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carter was present for the April 21, 2009, signing by President [[Barack Obama]] of the [[Edward M. Kennedy]] Serve America Act.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/obama.service/|title=Obama signs national service legislation|date=April 22, 2009|publisher=CNN|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083218/http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/obama.service/|url-status=live}}</ref>