(Washington) President Jimmy Carter lies in state for a second day in state Wednesday in Washington as part of state funeral rites.
The Georgia Democrat and 39e President of the United States died on December 29 at the age of 100. He served as president from 1977 to 1981.
He was praised Tuesday at the Capitol for his deep religious faith, long public service and decades of humanitarian work beyond what he accomplished in politics.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson were among those who paid bipartisan tributes to Mr. Carter in the Capitol Rotunda, where his American flag-draped casket remains atop Lincoln’s catafalque so that members of the public can pay tribute to him.
PHOTO KENT NISHIMURA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Jimmy Carter’s coffin, draped in the American flag, remains on the Lincoln catafalque in Washington so members of the public can pay their respects.
Jimmy Carter will remain at the Capitol until Thursday morning, when he will be transported to the Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral.
President Joe Biden, a longtime ally of Mr. Carter, will deliver a eulogy. Other living former presidents, including President-elect Donald Trump, are expected to attend the funeral. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must also be there.
After the funeral, the Boeing 747 that is Air Force One when a sitting president is on board will take Mr. Carter and his family back to Georgia. A private funeral will be held at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Mr. Carter taught Sunday school for decades after leaving office.
Jimmy Carter will be buried next to his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, in a plot near the home they built before his first Senate campaign in 1962 and where they lived all their lives except for four years in the Georgia governor’s mansion and four years in the White House.
