01/09/2025

Former President Jimmy Carter’s Casket Departs the Capitol

His state funeral is set to begin at 10 a.m. today

Jimmy Carter, the 39^th 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.

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Eastern at Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden, who will deliver the eulogy, has declared today a national day of mourning. How can I watch along? The AP will carry a livestream at the top of this page. Carter's body will depart the nation's capital at 9 a.m. Eastern for the cathedral. Following the service, his body will return to Georgia. Where will Carter be buried? Carter will be buried in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a private funeral service at Maranatha Baptist Church, where the former president taught Sunday school.">

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. ET at Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden, who will deliver the eulogy, has declared today a national day of mourning. All the former living presidents, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, will be in attendance.

Carter's body will depart the nation’s capital at 9 a.m. ET for the cathedral. Following the service, his body will return to Georgia.

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