Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president is on his way back to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris saw each other for the first time following his victory in November's election during former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington DC.
Washingtonians will have their first opportunity to pay respects to Carter on Tuesday afternoon, as a funeral procession will begin at the United States Naval Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue and travel to the US Capitol. Carter will lie in state from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning with an honor guard in the Capitol Rotunda.
Residents in the District can expect to see some heightened security and road closures as Congress convenes to certify the presidential election and as the city
The coffin of former President Jimmy Carter was transported on a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol Rotunda, where Vice President Kamala Harris said his works “speak for him louder than any tribute we can offer.
My experience with the Carter/Mondale administration played a pivotal role in my own public and private sector career, especially here in Virginia, for which I’m eternally grateful.
President Joe Biden, former presidents and other dignitaries are gathering at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
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Today, Jan. 9, is a day of mourning across the United States for former President Jimmy Carter ... of the federal government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and ...
The nation paused to honor Jimmy Carter for his service as a naval officer, governor and president, and his four decades of humanitarian work after leaving the White House.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that the flags lowered to half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.
There are still two weeks to go in the mourning period for former president Jimmy Carter, when American flags are directed to be flown at half-staff.