ATLANTA — In tribute to former President and Georgia native son Jimmy Carter, several events will be held in his honor, including in Atlanta, his hometown of Plains, Ga. and in Washington.
All of the events will honor the life and legacy of the former president, humanitarian and peacemaker.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will begin and end in his hometown of Plains, in Sumter County, Ga., about three hours south of Atlanta.
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There will be a motorcade carrying him from Plains to the Carter Center in Northeast Atlanta on Jan. 4, and his body will then lie in repose there, at the international humanitarian nonprofit founded by himself and his late wife Rosalynn Carter in 1982.
After lying in repose at the Carter Center, the former president will be flown to the nation’s capital, where there will be a ceremony in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
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Carter’s body will then lie in state in the rotunda, where the public can pay their respects. Then, on Jan. 9, there will be an official state funeral held at the Washington National Cathedral.
President Joe Biden has also declared Jan. 9 as a national day of mourning with all federal agencies closed.
After the official state funeral, the former president’s body will be flown back to Plains for a private service at his lifelong church, Maranatha Baptist.
He’ll then be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s marriage is the longest presidential marriage in United States history. Mrs. Carter passed away in 2023 at the age of 96. The two had known each other since childhood and were true partners in life.
They will now lie in peace together in Plains.
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