Thousands pay respects to late President Jimmy Carter
President Carter was remembered Thursday not only for his service in office, but his extraordinary service after leaving the White House. Natalie Brand reports.
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President Carter was remembered Thursday not only for his service in office, but his extraordinary service after leaving the White House. Natalie Brand reports.
President Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter in a eulogy at his funeral.
The 39th president now heads to Plains, Georgia, where he will be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn.
Carter's casket will be taken just a few miles away to the national cathedral for a state funeral. President Biden will deliver one of the eulogies.
Former President Jimmy Carter is being remembered in six days of state funeral events.
Crowds of mourners filed past the flag-draped casket over the weekend. Others also left tributes to his legacy at the growing memorial outside the Carter Center.
Former President Carter lies in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta until Tuesday.
Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
Former President Jimmy Carter's official state funeral is on Jan. 9, which has been declared a national day of mourning.
Jim Williams also has a memory of meeting former President Carter back in the 1980s.
Carter completed a single term in the Oval Office but fulfilled a lifetime of service to fellow Americans and people worldwide.
In Washington, D.C., visitors reflected on Carter's legacy as a man who rose from humble beginnings on a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, to become a Navy officer, Georgia governor, one-term United States president, Nobel laureate, and long-time volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
Former President Jimmy Carter built a legacy as a tireless champion for peace.
World leaders react to the death of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who strived to improve the lives of Americans and people around the world for decades after his presidency.
Carter visited Chicago numerous times during his campaign for president in 1976, as president between 1977 and 1981, and after he left office.
Darius Johnson has a look at President Carter’s visits with Mayor Michael Bilandic, the bad blood between Mr. Carter and Mayor Jane Byrne after the mayor endorsed U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy over Carter for the 1980 Democratic primary, and Carter’s efforts to build houses with Habitat for Humanity.
Jame Earl Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, was surrounded by his family when he died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 100 on Sunday. Cristian Benavides reports.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Mayor Brandon Johnson were among those who honored Mr. Carter, who died Sunday at 100. Darius Johnson reports.
Skyler Henry examines Mr. Carter's life and legacy.
Protecting the planet was "central to his whole outlook on life," said Stuart Eizenstat, who was Carter's White House domestic policy adviser.
After a single term in office, Jimmy Carter's decades of humanitarian work may be his most enduring legacy.
Former President Jimmy Carter has defied the odds in hospice care and reached his 100th birthday.
Former President Jimmy Carter is marking his 100th birthday — the first former president in United States history to do so — and there are some big celebrations planned in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
The event featured music and special guests to honor Carter's legacy of service. Carter has been in hospice care since February of last year.
The former first lady had a private funeral in Plains, Georgia where she was born and where she lived for decades with former president Jimmy Carter.
