Former President Carter and his family arrived at the U.S. Navy Memorial, where his casket was transferred to a horse-drawn caisson (carriage). There was a ceremony with music from the U.S. Navy Band.

President Jimmy Carter's casket was taken via motorcade from the airport to the U.S. Navy Memorial on Tuesday, ahead of his funeral on Thursday. His casket will be taken from the U.S. Navy Memorial to ...

The post office in Plains, Ga. has been renamed the 'Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office' to honor their years of good ...

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is transferred to a horse-drawn caisson at the U.S. Navy Memorial before traveling on to the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, where ...

Jimmy Carter's state funeral moves to Washington after observances in his native Georgia. The 39th president's remains will ...

A special service will be held in the Capitol Rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

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Former President Jimmy Carter will make his final journey to Washington D.C. Live coverage airs on Channel 2 throughout the ...

Jimmy Carter's presidency was marked by global challenges and his quest to unite Americans. James Fallows, a speechwriter for ...

The Capitol has a more expansive policy for lying in state. Congressman Henry Clay, in 1852, was the first to lie in the Capitol Rotunda. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover lay in the Capitol in 1972.

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The body of President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Washington, D.C. Tuesday as the nation prepares for the official state funeral for the former Commander-in-Chief.