Former President Jimmy Carter is making his final journey to his hometown of Plains, Georgia where his family will participate in a final service. He will then be buried next to his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter. The National Funeral Service for former President Carter has ended in Washington, D.C.
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President Biden will deliver a eulogy, and tributes written by Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale will be read by their sons.
Former President Ford and former Vice President Mondale had their eulogies read at the state funeral of former President Carter years after passing away.
Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral takes place today at Washington National Cathedral. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and all living former presidents attended the funeral, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Both President-elect Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence also attended, marking the first time the pair were in the same room in four years.
Read expert analysis on the state funeral for the 39th president of the United States, including national funeral service details, attendees and key moments.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.
Carter is survived by four children -- John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff) and Amy Lynn -- and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The flight will land in the D.C. area around 2 p.m.
Jimmy Carter, first former American president to live to 100, was eulogized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday and will be remembered before a second service and burial back in his Georgia hometown of Plains.