{"id":121822,"date":"2025-01-08T03:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T03:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/jimmy-carters-remains-arrive-at-us-capitol-in-dramatic-farewell-live-updates-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T03:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T03:08:34","slug":"jimmy-carters-remains-arrive-at-us-capitol-in-dramatic-farewell-live-updates-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/jimmy-carters-remains-arrive-at-us-capitol-in-dramatic-farewell-live-updates-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Carter's remains arrive at US Capitol in dramatic farewell: Live updates – USA TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON – The remains of President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol for the final time on Tuesday afternoon for a service with members of Congress before the 39th president lies in state.
Military personnel carried his flag-draped casket into the Capitol Rotunda for members of Congress and Carter’s family to pay their respects at a service before opening up the space to the public.\u00a0
A crowd formed in the evening to make their way into the Capitol building to pay their final respects to the former president, who served only one term but forged an enduring legacy as a humanitarian.
Bitter cold and strong winds off the heels of a massive snow storm made the wait unpleasant. However, the weather wasn\u2019t enough to discourage those wanting to bid a personal farewell to Carter.
\u201cIf anyone was a saint it was him,\u201d said Marshall Rocke, one of the visitors in the crowd. Rocke, 60, took a train from New York to Washington in order to pay his respects to \u201cone of the greatest human beings ever.\u201d
The viewing and service followed a solemn procession through the streets of nation’s capital.\u00a0Carter’s flag-draped casket was carried in a horse-drawn caisson<\/a> from the U.S. Navy Memorial, passing crowds of onlookers braving the cold to pay their respects. Members of the Carter family followed the caisson on foot in a procession officials said<\/a> was designed to mirror his 1977 inaugural parade.
Carter’s remains were flown in an Air Force One jet from Georgia to Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington earlier Tuesday after a solemn ceremony in Atlanta. Carter family members then accompanied his remains to Dobbins Air Reserve Base in nearby Marietta, Georgia, for a Special Air Mission 39 flight \u2013 a tribute to Carter \u2212 to Washington.
Carter is scheduled to lie in state until midnight Tuesday, then from 7 a.m. Wednesday until 7 a.m. Thursday.
Carter’s funeral is scheduled for Thursday at Washington National Cathedral and President Joe Biden has declared Thursday a National Day of Mourning. Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are expected to attend the funeral.
After the funeral, Carter and his family will return to Georgia and Maranatha Baptist Church in Carter’s hometown of Plains for a private funeral service and interment.
The soft-spoken Southern Democrat died Dec. 29 at the age of 100<\/a>.
Jimmy Carter, 39th president, dies:<\/strong>Was a noted humanitarian<\/a>
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Vice President Kamala Harris all eulogized Carter in an hour-long service attended by members of Congress and other officials at the Capitol Tuesday evening. Supreme Court justices, including Brett Kavanaugh and Elena Kagan, were in attendance, along with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser.\u00a0
Harris noted his achievements in office, including helping broker peace between Israel and Egypt in the form of the Camp David Accords.
She also noted the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s outstanding legacy out of office.
\u201cJimmy Carter established a new model for what it means to be a former president,\u201d nodding to his work as a humanitarian in the decades after he left the White House.
\u201cJimmy Carter was that all too rare example of a gifted man who also walks with humility, modesty and grace,\u201d Harris said.
The United States Naval Academy Glee Club sang a resonant performance of \u201cMy Country, \u2018Tis of Thee,\u201d before lawmakers, including Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, presented wreaths by Carter\u2019s casket.
Carter made his return to the nation’s capital with several members of his family, including Amy Carter, the youngest of the former president’s four children and his only daughter. \u00a0
Amy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, in 1967 and was later thrust into the public eye when the family moved to the White House in 1977.
Carter, 57, was seen seated at the service Tuesday afternoon, wiping away tears.\u00a0
The family:<\/strong>Jimmy Carter’s family tree extends deep into the Peach State<\/a>
Two years ago, Peggy and Preston White decided when Jimmy Carter died, they would take a road trip from Oklahoma City to Washington.They kept their promise, and on Tuesday night joined a crowd outside the Capitol waiting patiently to see the former president lying in state.Peggy White, 66, admired Carter since he became governor of her home state of Georgia. In college, she wrote a paper about his successful ascension to the governorship.And when American diplomats were taken hostage in Iran in 1979, she enlisted in the Navy, the same military branch Carter served in.\u201cI admire him and I think he was a fine president. I voted for him both times. It was really sad when he didn\u2019t make it,\u201d White, a retired postal worker, said. \u201cHe surely made up for it with a lifetime of service to our nation.\u201d
\u2212 Christopher Cann<\/em>
Carter\u2019s remains arrived at the U.S. Capitol late Tuesday afternoon for a packed service.\u00a0The late president\u2019s casket was brought up the front steps of the building and placed at the center of the ornate rotunda following honors outside that included a 21-gun salute.\u00a0Carter\u2019s family, members of Congress and other leaders were among the solemn crowd gathered to pay their respects.
For the soldiers and horses carrying\u00a0Carter’s<\/a>\u00a0casket to the Capitol, Tuesday is a high-profile, no-fail mission. The Army suspended the Caisson Detachment\u00a0<\/a> operation in May 2023 following the deaths of two horses used to haul caissons in funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. The Army hired experts for advice that ranged from finding the right horses for caisson duty to designing the curriculum for soldiers who care and ride them.\u00a0
Caisson rolling again:<\/strong>Famed military horse unit resumes operation for former President Jimmy Carter<\/a>
Now the soldiers and horses have been rehearsing for months \u2212 with bands playing and cannons firing \u2212 to prepare them for the pomp and circumstance of a president\u2019s funeral, said Maj. Wes Strickland, a spokesman for the Old Guard.
\u201cWe\u2019re under a microscope,\u201d said Lt. Col. Derrick Draper, deputy commander of the regiment. \u201cPeople will be looking for the slightest flaw. And they should be. We hold ourselves to the highest standard.\u201d Read more here.<\/a>
\u2212 Tom Vanden Brook<\/em>
\u00a0Funeral services for Carter<\/a>\u00a0began Saturday in Georgia, when a funeral motorcade rolled out from near\u00a0Carter’s farming hometown<\/a>\u00a0of Plains. The solemn sound of a bell ringing out 39 times broke the quiet of a chilly\u00a0January morning<\/a>\u00a0at Carter\u2019s boyhood home.\u00a0
His remains were taken to the state capital in Atlanta, where he was honored in a moment of silence before a service at the Carter Center.
‘An unbelievable American story’:<\/strong>Mourners line streets from Plains to honor Jimmy Carter<\/a>
The\u00a0son of a farmer and nurse<\/a>, Carter was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains, according to his\u00a0official biography<\/a>. He grew up in nearby Archery. He attended public schools, went to the U.S. Naval Academy and became a nuclear engineer, serving on the second nuclear submarine. He married Rosalynn Smith in 1946.
When his father died, Carter returned home to his family farm and also operated a seed and farm supply company in Plains. He served in the Georgia Senate before becoming governor in 1971.
Who was Jimmy Carter?<\/strong>The 39th president has a long legacy of service<\/a>
In 1976, he ran for president as a Democrat and won, beginning his only term at 52 years old. As president, Carter expanded diplomatic relations abroad, invested in the energy sector and increased national park space for Americans. However, he also oversaw inflation and an American hostage crisis that likely cost his re-election, losing to Ronald Reagan.\u00a0
Carter, after leaving office, conducted humanitarian work around the globe, including with\u00a0preventable diseases<\/a>. In 2002, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to “find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”\u00a0
On Nov. 19, 2023,\u00a0Rosalynn Carter<\/a>\u00a0died at their home in Plains. She was 96.
Following Biden’s\u00a0declaration<\/a> on a National Day of Mourning set for Thursday, various organizations announced that they would be closed on the same date in honor of Carter. Federal offices will be closed, all Postal Service retail locations will be closed, regular mail won’t be delivered, and package delivery will be limited.
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq<\/a> will halt trading of all U.S. equities and options that day. Bond markets will be open but for reduced hours, closing early at 2 p.m. ET, according to a recommendation from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ordered the Supreme Court building closed on Thursday. However, not all businesses and banks that close on federal holidays will be closed.
\u2212 Fernando Cervantes Jr.<\/em>
As an acknowledgement of Carter\u2019s legacy, the USA TODAY Network will publish\u00a0\u201cJimmy Carter: Peanut Farmer, 39th President, Humanitarian\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to chronicle a lifetime for the ages that lasted ages.
You can own a piece of American history with\u00a0a 160-page hardcover volume from the USA TODAY Network, whose reporters and photographers cover tomorrow\u2019s history today around the world. You can order the book at\u00a0CarterPictorialBook.com.<\/a>\u00a0Books will ship Aug. 1 and can be pre-ordered\u00a0for a 20% discount at $31.95, plus tax and shipping. Once released, the retail price will be $39.95.
Contributing: Susan Page, Ryne Dennis, Evan Lasseter, Sarah Clifton and Eduardo Cuevas<\/em><\/p>\n

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