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(NewsNation) — The assemblage of erstwhile President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to get successful Washington connected Tuesday, wherever it volition prevarication successful authorities up of Thursday’s authorities ceremonial astatine Washington National Cathedral.
Carter, who died astatine the property of 100 past week, had been lying successful repose astatine the Carter Center successful Atlanta earlier the 39th president’s remains were taken to Dobbins Air Force Base connected Tuesday. Inclement upwind connected the East Coast delayed transporting Carter’s body to Washington by astir 90 minutes Tuesday.
A tiny ceremonial with Carter’s household took spot astatine the Georgia Air Force Base earlier Carter’s remains were to beryllium flown to Joint Base Andrews successful Maryland, wherever different ceremonial was scheduled to beryllium held.
Carter was scheduled to beryllium taken to the U.S. Naval Museum earlier the erstwhile president's remains volition beryllium transported to the U.S. Capitol. Carter served successful the Navy earlier helium became a Georgia authorities legislator and the state's governor.
Vice President Kamala Harris volition present a eulogy astatine a ceremonial for lawmakers Tuesday day earlier nationalist viewing astatine the Capitol Rotunda begins.
President Joe Biden volition present a eulogy astatine the nationalist ceremonial ceremonial Thursday, which volition coincide with a nationalist time of mourning. The astir caller nationalist time of mourning was held successful 2018 pursuing the decease of President George H.W. Bush.
Carter volition past beryllium returned to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, wherever helium volition beryllium buried adjacent to his woman of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who died astatine the property of 96 successful 2023.
