Thursday is the final day of a six-day funeral for Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Thursday is the final day of a six-day funeral for Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.

Carter’s Chief White House Domestic Policy Advisor calls him America’s “most accomplished one-term modern president.”

Despite criticisms of his presidency, Jimmy Carter led major government reform efforts that had a lasting impact on agencies, employees and the public.

Here, see all the photos of Jimmy Carter's state funeral: Carter's family, including daughter Amy Carter (4th L), watch as the Carter's casket leaves the Capitol for the state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. A view of Carter's remains leaving the Capitol. The Carter family looks on as a honor guard carries him.

Stuart E. Eizenstat was chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 and held several senior positions in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 2001, including U.S. ambassador to the European Union, undersecretary ...

"I've let my wife be the ultimate judge on what should be done," Carter said in 1995 of his funeral plans. Carter, who returned to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, after his term as president ended, was active in his local community, and taught Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church.

One of the most enduring aspects of Jimmy Carter's presidency is his green ... Carter's chief White House domestic policy adviser, Stuart E. Eizenstat, told CBS News that by the time he got ...

Read expert analysis on the state funeral for the 39th president of the United States, including national funeral service details, attendees and key moments.

Gerald Ford won’t be the only person speaking beyond the grave. Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, also had a eulogy he wrote for Carter read by his son, Ted Mondale. Walter Mondale died in 2021 at the age of 93. He was born four years after Carter.

Thousands, including all living presidents, gathered at the Washington National Cathedral to honor President Jimmy Carter, culminating a series of memorial events.

All five of the living US presidents attended the state funeral for Jimmy Carter – America’s 39th President – in the Washington National Cathedral, with tributes being paid to the 39th president by colleagues,