Lillian Gordy Carter Nursing in honor of the work she did in India. The Atlanta Regional Office of the Peace Corps has named an award in her honor for volunteers over 50 who make the biggest contribution. When Jimmy Carter decided to run for president, his mother was one of the first people he told. He was initially regarded as a dark horse candidate for the Democratic Party nomination. Lillian Carter was well known as "Miss Lillian" and she published two books during his Presidency, "Miss Lillian and Friends" and "Away from Home: Letters to my Family", both published in 1977. The latter
Lillian Gordy Carter book was a collection of letters to her family sent when she was in India for the Peace Corps. "Miss Lillian" was a favorite of the press for her Southern charm and down-to-earth manner. For reporters and interrogators alike, she always had a warm country sass response for every question. One biographer recalls a story about an encounter between Carter and a reporter from New York who flew down to Plains to meet her during her son's 1976 campaign to become the U.S. president: "Miss Lillian greeted her, and said 'Welcome to Plains! It's so nice to see you! Would