On December 29, 2024, Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, the 76th governor of Georgia, and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his post-presidential work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, after nearly two years in hospice care.At the age of 100 years, 89 days, Carter was the longest-lived U.S. president in history and the first to reach the age of 100.

Jan 9, 2025 · At Thursday’s national funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral, Steve Ford delivered a touching eulogy prepared years ago by his father, former...

Jan 9, 2025 · Political leaders, friends and family honored the life of former President Jimmy Carter at a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral Thursday, concluding more than a week of public...

On December 29, 2024, Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his post-presidential work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, after nearly two years in hospice care.At the age of 100 years, 89 days, Carter was the longest-lived U.S. president in history and the only president to have turned 100 years old.

Jan 9, 2025 · Thursday marked a National Day of Mourning for the funeral and burial of the late President Jimmy Carter. It was also a day to remember and celebrate the life and legacy of the nation's 39th...

Jan 10, 2025 · Washington National Cathedral has hosted the state funerals of Carter's immediate predecessor, Gerald Ford, and successor, Ronald Reagan. Carter attended both men's funerals and gave the eulogy for Ford, joking that they shared a love of a New Yorker magazine cartoon that depicted a little boy looking up at his father, saying, "Daddy, when I ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains,...

Jan 9, 2025 · Tributes to Jimmy Carter are seen in the downtown area. Marissa Parra / NBC News. An emotional state funeral service for Carter at the National Cathedral has ended. The former...

Before the funeral, his casket lay in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, draped with an American flag and resting on the catafalque that once held Abraham Lincoln's body.

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a global force for peace after his presidency, has died at 100. ... In 1976, he narrowly defeated President Gerald Ford, whose campaign ...