All five living US presidents gathered for the funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, at the Washington National Cathedral.
All five living US presidents gathered at the funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president who died at 100 on December 29th in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. President Joe Biden delivered a eulogy to his fellow Democrat at the state funeral held at the Washington National Cathedral. The gathering included President-elect Donald Trump and former presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, and Bill Clinton, alongside their spouses. Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election to Mr.
Trump, also attended the service with her husband. This marked the first public appearance of the Democrat nominee with the president-elect since the US election and after she certified Mr. Trump's victory on Monday. Prior to the service, Mr. Trump shook hands with former Vice President Mike Pence in their first public meeting since leaving the White House in 2021. Mr. Carter's body was transported by motorcade through Plains and to the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta before being flown to Maryland and taken to the US Navy Memorial in Washington to honor his service as a Navy lieutenant. He then lay in state at the Capitol Building, allowing the public to pay respects. Following the service, Mr. Carter's body will be returned to Georgia for a second service and burial at his property next to his late wife, Rosalynn, who passed away in 2023.
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