Former President Jimmy Carter's remains are scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, where he will be honored with a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol before lying in state through Thursday morning. The casket will travel from the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta to Joint Base Andrews, where a military honor cordon will greet it. A procession will then take the casket to the U.S. Navy Memorial, followed by a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol. A service in the Capitol rotunda will begin at 1:30 p.m. PT, with Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivering eulogies.
The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are scheduled to arrive on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., where he will be honored with a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol before lying in state through Thursday morning.
A service in the Capitol rotunda with members of Congress is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. PT, with Carter's grandchildren serving as honorary pallbearers. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson are set to deliver eulogies and lay wreaths.
will return to Georgia for a private service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Carter taught Sunday School well into his 90s, before he's buried at the family home next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter.A previous version of this story included a photo of the U.S. Capitol with an incorrect caption.Your donation will power local paywall-free reporting for our community.
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