On The Road with the Carters

Their day began with a 6 a.m. jog, followed by breakfast, interviews with the press and a book-signing appearance. By afternoon they were on Manhattan's Lower East Side to announce a major housing initiative for the poor and visit an apartment house they helped rehabilitate two summers ago. Such a hectic schedule might tax a brace of yuppies but not Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Looking refreshed and relaxed last week as they sat together in their New York City hotel suite, Jimmy, 62, and Rosalynn, 59, are clearly exhilarated by all the fanfare for their new book, Everything to Gain: Making...