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 featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.

The flag draped casket of former US President Jimmy Carter is carried by a joint services body bearer team out of the of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 09 January 2025. Following a state funeral at the National Cathedral former President Carter's remains will return to Plains,

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington on Tuesday (January 7) for three days of mourning beginning with him lying in state at the U.S. Capitol before a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.