Former US President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington for three days of mourning, culminating in a state funeral. Carter, who served from 1977 to 1981, died at the age of 100.
Former US President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington on Tuesday for three days of mourning. The mourning began with Carter lying in state at the US Capitol before a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Security in Washington is higher than usual with the Capitol surrounded by miles of fencing ahead of Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. Carter, a Democrat who served one White House term from 1977 to 1981, died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
He 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. His last public appearance was at his wife Rosalynn's funeral in November 2023, where he used a wheelchair and appeared frail. In August, his grandson Jason Carter said Carter was looking forward to casting a ballot for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump. Biden has ordered flags at government buildings to be flown at half-staff as a sign of mourning for 30 days. That has irked Trump, who has said they should not be lowered during his Jan. 20 inauguration. Carter is due to arrive from Atlanta around midday. The former Navy submarine officer and his family will travel by motorcade 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. Members of Congress will pay their respects at a 3 p.m
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