Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral: What we know

(NewsNation) — The authorities ceremonial for erstwhile President Jimmy Carter, who died connected Sunday astatine the property of 100, volition beryllium held connected January 9 astatine Washington National Cathedral, the White House has announced.

Jimmy Carter's funeral

NewsNation confirmed connected Monday that President Joe Biden, who addressed the federation on Sunday nighttime aft Carter's passing, is expected to present the eulogy astatine the funeral. More details are expected to beryllium announced soon.

The ceremonial volition instrumentality spot 3 days aft Carter’s assemblage is flown to Washington from Atlanta, wherever the erstwhile president volition prevarication successful repose connected Saturday and Sunday astatine the Carter Center. The Carter Center announced connected Sunday that nationalist observances for the 39th president volition beryllium held successful Atlanta and Washington earlier backstage interment volition beryllium held successful Plains, Georgia.

 A authorities ceremonial is simply a nationalist tribute that is traditionally reserved for a caput of state, according to the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington.

The United States conducts the funerals connected behalf of each radical who hold, oregon who person held, the bureau of president, president-elect, and different radical who person been designated by the president. A authorities ceremonial is typically made up of 3 stages and typically lasts 7-10 days. In erstwhile President Carter’s case, however, this week’s New Year’s vacation volition hold the commencement of the process.

Stage 1 of the authorities ceremonial takes spot successful the erstwhile president’s authorities of residence. The New York Times reported that Carter’s assemblage volition beryllium taken by motorcade from Plains to Atlanta, which is the tract of the Carter Center.

Stage 2 includes ceremonies that are held successful Washington earlier the authorities ceremonial culminates with interment.

The Washington ceremonies whitethorn impact Armed Forces colour guards, elite subject bands and different representatives from work academies, the JTR-NCR/USAMDW said. Any services held extracurricular of Washington see Washington-based grant guards and section work units arsenic good arsenic progressive duty, National Guard and Reserve for logistical, subject set oregon salute guns support.

Who volition be Jimmy Carter’s authorities funeral?

State funerals are typically expected to beryllium attended by different erstwhile presidents, including Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The New York Times reported it is not yet known whether President-elect Donald Trump volition be the funeral, which volition instrumentality spot 11 days earlier Trump’s inauguration.

Former President Jimmy Carter, right, and his wife, erstwhile archetypal woman Rosalynn Carter, clasp hands arsenic they locomotion from a authorities ceremonial for erstwhile President George H.W. Bush astatine the National Cathedral, Dec. 5, 2018, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Biden has besides declared January 9 arsenic a National Day of Mourning. Biden ordered each flags crossed the federation to stay astatine half-staff for the adjacent 30 days. ABC News reported Carter asked Biden successful 2023 to present his eulogy upon his passing. Biden endorsed Carter arsenic the Democratic nominee for president during his archetypal word arsenic a U.S. legislator and was the archetypal subordinate of Congress to bash so.

"I deliberation that what Jimmy Carter is an illustration of is conscionable elemental decency,” Biden said astir Carter. “And I deliberation that’s what the remainder of the satellite looks to America for."

NewsNation has confirmed that successful summation to Biden speaking astatine the authorities funeral, eulogies volition besides beryllium delivered by Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter’s grandson who is the president of the committee of the Carter Center. Other eulogies volition beryllium delivered by the lad of erstwhile President Gerald Ford and the lad of erstwhile Vice President Walter Mondale.

Mondale was Carter’s moving mate erstwhile Carter defeated Ford successful the 1976 statesmanlike election. The nationalist ceremonial volition beryllium the archetypal to beryllium held since erstwhile President George H.W. Bush died successful 2018.

What volition hap earlier and aft the nationalist funeral?

Once Carter’s assemblage arrives successful Washington connected January 6, the erstwhile president volition prevarication successful authorities astatine the Capitol, wherever presidents dating backmost to Abraham Lincoln person been publically remembered. Thousands of radical are expected to walk done the Capitol Rotunda to wage their respects.

The Carter Center issued a connection connected Monday saying that the U.S. Congress graciously extended an invitation to let the erstwhile president to prevarication successful authorities successful the Capitol Rotunda.

Washington National Cathedral is located conscionable a fewer miles northbound of the White House and has been the venue utilized for respective authorities funerals, ABC News reported. Other erstwhile presidents whose work was held astatine the religion person included Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.

Carter volition beryllium returned to Georgia by subject formation for burial aft the nationalist funeral. The New York Times reported that Carter’s assemblage was initially acceptable to beryllium returned to Georgia by train, but that the erstwhile president objected.

“If you instrumentality my cold, dormant assemblage crossed the U.S. by train, I’ll haunt you until the time you die,” helium told a staffer, according to the report.

Carter is expected to beryllium buried adjacent to his woman of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who died past twelvemonth at the property of 96.

The Carter Center household has asked that successful lieu of flowers, donations are asked to beryllium made to the nonprofit Carter Center, which is located astatine 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway, N.E. successful Atlanta.