Grandchildren Jason Carter and James Carter IV have continued the family's legacy, with Jason serving as chairman of The Carter Center’s board and James gaining attention for a pivotal video in the 2012 presidential race.

Jimmy Carter ‘s long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president’s life began more than 100 years ago.

Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president's life began more than 100 years ago. A motorcade with Carter's flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus,

Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter have begun Saturday in Georgia, the state where he died on 29 December at the age of 100. The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains to a lifetime on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

President Jimmy Carter will lie in state for a second day Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites. The Georgia Democrat and 39th president died Dec.

Jimmy Carter’s remains, flown from Georgia on Tuesday, will be taken in a procession to the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state for two days.

The remains of President Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington on Tuesday. His funeral is set for Thursday, also declared a National Day of Mourning.

It’s the world’s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.