On what Biden declared to be a National Day of Mourning, Carter’s body was driven from the U.S. Capitol, where he had been lying in state, to the Washington National Cathedral for the state service. Carter had previously laid in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta.
Amy Carter, the only daughter of 39th president of the United States Jimmy Carter, will be back in the spotlight today for her father's national funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., after years of leading a largely private life. But, her college years in New England were anything but private.
When former President Jimmy Carter was planning his funeral, he knew he wanted the Morehouse Glee Club to be part of his final goodbye.
Jimmy Carter was introduced to Chicago at a South Shore church during the 1976 presidential campaign. After leaving the White House, he returned to work on a Habitat for Humanity home-building project in West Garfield Park.
All five living presidents will be present to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning.
The official state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter is being held at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation's capital, followed by a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.
At the cathedral, the Armed Forces Chorus sang the hymn “Be Still My Soul” before Carter’s casket was brought inside.
Follow live updates and the latest news as the nation honors Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States.
Carter had a lengthy post-presidency with humanitarian work across the globe, including with preventable diseases. In 2002, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to "find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."
Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.