Cinematic.

This could be in a film, huh?

"On the morning Reagan was to take the Oath of Office, President Carter hadn’t slept a wink in over 48 hours; he was too busy agonizing over and planning the hostages’ return. Minutes before the Reagans arrived at the White House to ride with the Carters in the motorcade to the Capitol, Rosalynn brought a razor and shaving cream to her husband, begging him to get ready for the Inauguration.

'Jimmy,' she said,  'you have forgotten to shave, and you need a haircut.'  His rented formalwear was still on the hanger, wrapped in plastic. A barber came in to cut his hair while he continued to talk on the phone. 

Finally, the call came in from the Tehran airport: 'The planes are now at the end of the runway.'  The hostages were on their way home. 'Jimmy,' Rosalynn implored, 'the Reagans will be here in 15 minutes. You will have to put on your morning clothes and greet them.' As he hurriedly dressed himself in the stiff rented suit, he looked in the mirror and wondered whether he’d aged so much as president or whether he simply was exhausted. Breathing a sigh of relief, he rushed to the ceremony to accept his defeat."

~ Jim Barger, Jr.

Jimmy Carter: Unwavering — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER

https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2024/jimmy-carter-unwavering-100