President Joe Biden designated Thursday a national day of mourning in recognition of Carter’s funeral. Flags will remain at half-staff until later this month, and most federal agencies and the New York Stock Exchange are closed.
The state funeral for the 39th US president will bring together politicians from both sides of the aisle as well as all five of the living US presidents.
As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican.
Former President Barack Obama expressed his condolences Sunday on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.
A state funeral for the 39th president brought together all five living presidents and will include a eulogy from President Biden. Eulogies written by Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale will be delivered by their sons.
A significant gathering of leaders and family members honoring former president Jimmy Carter’s legacy are expected at his state funeral service on Thursday.
The nation’s living presidents all chimed in to offer condolences to Jimmy Carter’s family on Sunday after the 39 commander-in-chief died Sunday at the age of 100.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.
Former President Barack Obama wrote a heartfelt statement praising Jimmy Carter following the 39th president's death at the age of 100. The post Barack Obama Writes Heartfelt Tribute to Jimmy Carter: ‘Taught All Of Us What It Means to Live a Life of Grace’ first appeared on Mediaite.
All four living ex-presidents paid tribute to Jimmy Carter, the longest-living former commander-in-chief in U.S. history who died on Sunday.
The 39th President of the US died Sunday at 100 years old, drawing reactions from across the political spectrum