Former President Jimmy Carter's national funeral service will be held on January 9th at the Washington National Cathedral. The service will be followed by a private ceremony in Plains, Georgia. Find out more about the events leading up to the funeral and how to watch.
Former President Jimmy Carter , who died on December 29 at the age of 100, will be honored on January 9 with a national funeral service. Services for the longest-lived president officially began on January 4 and have been held in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. During the five-day tribute to his life, a motorcade transported Carter from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and traveled through Plains , Georgia , the hometown of the former president and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died in 2023.
Then his remains were taken to his boyhood home, located next to his family’s farm. Before his public funeral, a memorial service was held on January 7 for the 39th President of the United States, who was transferred to the U.S. Capitol. His family and other politicians, such as Vice President Kamala Harris, attended the service and read eulogies celebrating Carter’s legacy and presidency. Following the national funeral, there will be a final private service for the late president held at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where he taught Sunday school. Read on to learn about the tributes leading up to the service on January 9, and find out more about the late president’s funeral procession. When does Jimmy Carter’s national funeral service start? Carter’s national funeral service will begin at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, January 9 at 10 a.m. ET. The service will be preceded by a brief ceremony where his remains and his family will arrive at the cathedral after departing from the U.S. Capitol. The funeral will conclude around 11 a.m. ET. His family will then depart for the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and board the Special Air Mission 39 to fly to Georgia for the private ceremony in Plains. How to watch the funeral service Viewers can watch the entire series of public events and services on January 9 at NBCNews.com. The national funeral service will also be shown on NBC News Now and TODAY All Da
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