The body of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, beginning a six-day series of events leading up to his state funeral on Thursday.
The body of President Jimmy Carter arrived in the Washington, D.C. area on Tuesday as the nation prepares for his official state funeral . Carter passed away at his Georgia home on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100 after almost two years of at-home hospice care. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. The former president has been lying in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta since Saturday.
This was the first event in a six-day series leading up to his national funeral service on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2024, at the Washington National Cathedral. Former President Carter landed in the D.C. area around 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday. His remains were transported on Special Air Mission 39 before arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. He then will be transferred with ceremony to a hearse. The family and President Carter’s remains will then travel by motorcade to the U.S. Navy Memorial and his hearse will be placed in a horse-drawn caisson for a procession to the U.S. Capitol. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, a service will be held for members of Congress to pay their respects in the Rotunda. Carter will then lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda until 9 a.m. Thursday
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