Jimmy Carter liked to eat at the Pit Stop in Thomaston, Ga. That was where the future president met a boy who would grow up to be a state trooper.

Members of Congress were among the first who were able to pay their respects at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as former President Jimmy Carter lies in state.

Saturday was a day to remember Jimmy Carter as a man who shaped much of what we now know as the modern south. From civil rights to mass transit, Carter’s impact on the state still looms large. On Friday,

Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. He served in the U.S. Navy for seven years before working on the family farm and running for office in Georgia, winning the governorship in 1970. Carter, a Democrat, was elected to the White House in 1976 and served a single term.

It was but a brief stop in the dayslong goodbye to Jimmy Carter. But the funeral procession’s “pause” at the state Capitol on Saturday spoke volumes about the former president’s legacy in Georgia.

Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens were in attendance at The Carter Center and at the Georgia State Capitol for a brief moment of silence. 4:27 p.m. Jimmy Carter funeral pictures ...

Former President Jimmy Carter may have only served one term as governor, but he left his mark in many ways before leaving for Washington, even literally. With a pencil, Carter signed the desk in the governor’s ceremonial office,

Jimmy Carter ‘s long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president’s life began more than 100 years ago.

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Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the US Capitol before his state funeral in Washington, DC, and burial in Georgia.

Just a couple of years later, the entire world knew who that man was - President Jimmy Carter. And now Green ... Saturday afternoon at the Georgia state capitol. Georgia Gov.

After days of tributes in Georgia, former President Jimmy Carter is now in Washington, D.C. for the next part of his funeral.