A pomp-filled state funeral for the 39th president brought together all five living presidents and featured a eulogy from President Biden.
Harris deliberately averted eye contact with Trump, in a sign of disdain. The tension of her facial expression, with pursed lips tightened toward the center showed there was "no love lost" between the two 2024 contenders.
Following the D.C. service and flight to Georgia, Carter’s body will be driven to his hometown of Plains for a private funeral and a procession through downtown Plains, according to organizers. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, will then be buried next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023.
The pair paid tribute to former President Carter at his state funeral on Thursday, performing John Lennon's "Imagine."
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, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.
Relationships rooted in politics are always complicated, but this one is a knotted web of loyalty, competition, ambition and loss.
All five living presidents were present to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday morning.
U.S. President Joe Biden praised former President Jimmy Carter’s character and referred to him as a “good and faithful servant of God” in his eulogy.
Former President Jimmy Carter's longtime personal pastor Tony Lowden delivered a passionate and emotional eulogy honoring the late president during a service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia.
The Philadelphia Habitat for Humanity organization honored Jimmy Carter Thursday for his work building homes, including a 1988 effort in the city. On the 1900 block of Wilt Street in North Philly, simple rowhomes stand as monuments to Jimmy Carter.