Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was a somber time of remembrance, but also a celebration of a century of life, well-lived.
Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.
The state funeral process for President Jimmy Carter concludes today with services in the nation's capital and in southwest Georgia.
He begins with story about visiting Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn at their home in Plains, Georgia. The sons of Gerald Ford and Ted Mondale read tributes to Jimmy Carter at the national funeral. Steven Ford and Ted Mondale spoke reverently about Carter on ...
During Thursday's National Day of Mourning, former President Jimmy Carter was remembered at a state funeral in Washington.
Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried in his hometown after two funeral ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and Georgia. President Joe Biden will give the eulogy at the National Funeral Service at the National Cathedral.
Former President Gerald Ford and former Vice President Walter Mondale have passed away, but wrote eulogies for Carter's funeral before their deaths.
Former President Jimmy Carter has been laid to rest at his home in Plains, Georgia. The beloved former president is being buried underneath a willow tree on the property of his Plains home next to his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died in 2023.
Some thought he was crazy to fight so hard to pass these laws. But he was dead right,” the late Walter Mondale, his vice president, wrote in a tribute read by his son Thursday.
He begins with story about visiting Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn at their home in Plains, Georgia. The sons of Gerald Ford and Ted Mondale read tributes to Jimmy Carter at the national funeral.
Carter, at 100 the nation’s longest living president, died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains. The scene this week in Washington, at the National Cathedral Thursday and as he was lying in state for three days at the Capitol, was unlike anything the country had seen in years.
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral