Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol after a ceremonial motorcade from the U.S. Navy Memorial. Public viewing will be held January 8th and 9th.
James Earl Carter, Jr., will make his final trip to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, a city where he served as the nation’s 39th president, after lying in repose in Atlanta for the last two days. The public has been able to go inside the Carter Center for the last several days to say their goodbyes and thank the former president, a man who had a humanitarian impact around the world. A departure ceremony will take place at 11 a.m.
(ET), as his casket is carried out of the Carter Center and his motorcade leaves for the nation’s capital. Carter died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100, far surpassing the record for the nation’s longest-lived former presidents. His remains were transported from his southwest Georgia native soil on Saturday to Atlanta, and Georgians and the nation have since been paying their respects to him at the Carter Center.Tuesday’s full schedule of events:11 a.m. – A departure ceremony from the Carter Presidential Center.12:10 p.m. – The late president and his family arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base and board Special Air Mission 39 after an arrival ceremony.2:15 p.m. – Special Air Mission 39 arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and Carter’s remains are transferred with ceremony to the hearse.3:30 p.m. – The motorcade arrives at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Carter’s remains are transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson with ceremony. 3:45 p.m. – The funeral procession begins marching to the U.S. Capitol via Pennsylvania Avenue, turning left onto Constitution Avenue. 4:10 p.m. – Upon arrival at the U.S. Capitol, the late president is carried up the stairs by military body bearers and into the Rotunda.6 p.m. - Private family time Here is the rest of Carter’s state funeral schedule:: The late president continues to lie in state while the military maintains a guard of honor. The public is invited to pay their respects from 7 a.m. on Jan. 8 until 7 a.m. on Jan. 9.8:45 a.m. – The Carter family departs from Blair House by motorcade.9:15 a.m
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