Former US President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington for three days of official mourning, including lying in state at the US Capitol ahead of a Thursday funeral. The state funeral coincides with preparations for Donald Trump's inauguration.
The casket containing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter moves down Pennsylvania Avenue on a horse-drawn caisson in Washington, Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, on its way to the US Capitol. Carter died Dec 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Former US President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington on Tuesday (Jan 7) where three days of official mourning will include lying in state at the US Capitol ahead of a Thursday funeral.
With military service members standing at attention, Carter's flag-draped casket was carried from Air Force One to a hearse embossed with the presidential seal. The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is transferred to a horse-drawn caisson at the U.S. Navy Memorial before traveling on to the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, where Carter will lie in state. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The motorcade was due to travel to the US Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue, where his remains will be transferred to a horse-drawn caisson for a funeral procession to the Capitol. The state funeral for the 39th US president coincides with preparations for Republican President-elect Donald Trump to succeed Democratic President Joe Biden. Security in Washington is higher than usual. The Capitol, where Carter will lie in state, is surrounded by miles of fencing ahead of Trump's Jan 20 inauguration. The former Georgia peanut farmer struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis while in office and was handily defeated for re-election by Republican Ronald Reagan. In the decades since he earned a reputation as a committed humanitarian and is widely seen as a better former president than he was a president. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Carter lived longer than any other US president and had been in hospice care for nearly two years before his death
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