Images of Carter and Kennedy illuminated the center’s walls, highlighting the years of collaboration and occasional rivalry between the two lawmakers.

President Joe Biden appointed Jan. 9, as a day of mourning for Jimmy Carter for people to 'pay homage to the memory' of the former president.

So, in July 1979, the nation was in a deep, Carter-induced funk. And Carter's reaction was to ... blame the nation. That was the theme of the

Follow live updates and the latest news as the nation honors Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.

Following the D.C. service and flight to Georgia, Carter’s body will be driven to his hometown of Plains for a private funeral and a procession through downtown Plains, according to organizers. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, will then be buried next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023.

"Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service,” Michelle's rep Crystal Carson added to People. “Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former president."

A pomp-filled state funeral for the 39th president brought together all five living presidents and featured a eulogy from President Biden.

Jason Carter remembered his grandfather as a man of God and a man of the people at his Jimmy Carter's state funeral.

Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, memorialized his grandfather with a blend of personal touches and humor, recognition of Jimmy Carter’s intensity and ambition,