Former President Jimmy Carter’s stays might be escorted from the Carter Presidential Middle in Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the thirty ninth president’s last journey to the nation’s capital.
A U.S. flag flutters at half-staff on U.S Capitol, as a winter storm that introduced snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. arrived in Washington, Jan. 6, 2025.
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His stays will go away the Carter Middle at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The primary cease in D.C. would be the U.S. Navy Memorial in honor of the previous president’s service.
At 4:30 p.m. ET, members of Congress, the Supreme Court docket, the Cupboard, the Joint Chiefs and different officers will congregate on the U.S. Capitol for a mendacity in state ceremony. Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Majority Chief John Thune and Home Speaker Mike Johnson are anticipated to ship eulogies and lay wreaths.
An individual holds {a photograph} of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after viewing his casket as he lies in repose on the Carter Presidential Middle on Jan. 05, 2025 in Atlanta.
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Carter’s stays will lie in state on the Capitol from Tuesday night to Thursday morning, permitting the general public to pay respects.
On Thursday morning, former presidents and different dignitaries will attend a state funeral at Washington Nationwide Cathedral. President Joe Biden will ship a eulogy.
On Thursday afternoon, Carter’s physique will return to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, for a personal service and personal interment. Carter might be buried subsequent to his spouse of 77 years, Rosalynn, who died on Nov. 19, 2023, on the age of 96.
