Convention Coup
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter discussed life in the White House and other topics during a luncheon meeting at TRSA’s 67th Annual Convention in May 1979 in Washington DC. This convention was especially significant because it was the one in which the association formally changed its name from the Linen Supply Association of America to the Textile Rental Services Association of America.
In her remarks, Carter quipped that the association was ‘born again,’ an oblique reference to her husband Jimmy’s evangelical Christianity. Credit for this ‘greatest coup of the convention’ went to Dale Sights, Sani Clean Services ...
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