European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Amy does head stand for first lady s grandson James Earl Carter in. Waiting or mrs. Carter to leave for their violin lesson i suburban Virginia. Where s mom she asks her voice tinged with impatience. Does she want me to go upstairs Brush my  mrs. Hoyt assures her she looks  later mrs. Carter arrives. Quickly go up a talks and Brush your hair she tells her  she returns mrs. Carter and Amy violin cases to hand walk out the diplomatic Entrance to a waiting Lack Mercury Sedan. Leave that Coke behind mrs. Carter says. I Don t want you photographed with a soft drink in your  Amy hands the soda to a bystander walks to the card climbs in. Peeking out a window she sees the photographer put his camera Down and jumps out to retrieve her drink. Amy hops Back in and the car speeds away allowed by a station Wagon filled with secret service while Amy takes her lesson mrs. Carter listens to the teacher s instructions. I lust play with her for the last five minutes Ibe first lady says. I take notes on where in the music there should be full Bow stroke. That Way i can Tell if she s doing it right when she  4 50 . They arrive Back at the White House exact Lyon schedule. Amy is asleep in her Mother s Lap. She awakens As mrs. Carter opens the door. Now can i Layup late the child asks. Grandson James appears dressed in a Little plaid suit and Black Bow tie. Toddling Down the Hall he spies mrs. Carter and runs straight into her  beams. How old is James she asks. James holds up one Finger pleased at the response she whispers to him give me a  the baby hugs her then turns Tommy s outstretched arms. Amy puts him Down and stands on her head. President and mrs. Carter Bow head for Grace before Fried scallops lunch. In  11 " i d like to concentrate on Washington and do some things Here that might. Be models for other areas of the country " push her Over mrs. Carter tells the baby. He tries and Amy tumbles into a Bac Bend. James claps. After a few More moments of clowning. Amy decide she has had enough. I m  she announces. Take James upstairs her Mother  after 5, mrs. Carter walks into her office. It s a Small room half the size of her press Sec rotary s Down the half. The Walls Are painted Pale yellow the Rug is rust color. Mrs. Carter pulls out a chair behind her . How do you humor your husband at the end of a bad Day the thing we do is to go Bowling or play Tennis or see a movie downstairs at night. It s an escape from the work and gets him away awhile from the decisions he has to make  do you Ever get Down and depressed i get tired and discouraged sometimes about what m going to do and whether i can accomplish All the things i want to. Jimmy has always encouraged me. Hevery Seldom Ever gets depressed or  q. Press Secretary Jody Powell once described you husband As tight As a  Are you As frugal As he is i would say i m frugal but i like to splurge she says. Jimmy does t like to shop or go to the store. Unless someone tells him he has no idea about prices. He never goes to Bay a shirt. He told me he other Day be needed Tome in Loti. And be got out the Sean Catalon to look at them and see How much they Cost. The ones be wants Cost More than he  the president splurge on gifts for his children  says adding but he never gave any of the Chil Dren a car because he did t think they needed  half hour later the interview ends. She places a few More phone Calls including one to lady Bird Johnson to discuss wallpaper. At 6 15, she joins the president in the family living room. Son Chip comes in to borrow an evening coat for his wife Caron to Wear to a dinner they will All attend later. James toddles into the room to play with Granddaddy Carter whom he Calls a  watching part of the evening news the Carters sit Down for dinner lasagna salad and fresh asparagus. Amy joins them. The other children Are away or have other dinner plans. The Carters discussed their easter plans the visit of a prominent violinist the Panama canal treaty vote and mrs. Carter s discussion with Rouse. After dinner mrs. Carter goes Over a school Book Lis with Amy and reads newspapers. Shortly before 10, she changes into a Short White silk dress to Wear to a democratic congressional dinner. She and the president leave the White House and Are driven to a local hotel. Sen. Robert Byrd . Escorts the first lady to Bistable where they hear Carter give the group a Pep talk about the democratic  an hour later the Carters return to the while House. It s a Little alter 11, time for another ritual Ever night before retiring they read from a Spanish Lan Guage Bible. One night Jimmy reads and the next night 1 . Carter explained earlier. What we usually do is look Over the English version first because 1 Don t under stand it completely in Spanish. I Don t think Jimmy does. We usually get in bed and read  night s selection the end of the new testament and the beginning of the sixth chapter of  before Midnight the first lady Falls asleep. The president turns off the Light. The stars and stripes Page 15 197b