Former President Jimmy Carter’s national funeral service will take place Thursday, two days after his casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.
Carter’s casket will be transported from the Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning, with the invitation-only service beginning at 10 a.m. ET. MSNBC’s live television coverage begins at 6 a.m. ET, and you can also follow our live blog on MSNBC.com for real-time updates and analysis.
President Joe Biden, who has declared Thursday a day of national mourning, will deliver a eulogy. Several former presidents are expected to attend, including President-elect Donald Trump.
Lawmakers from both parties over the past two days paid their respects to the Georgia Democrat and praised Carter for his humanitarian work and civil rights legacy. The public could pay their respects in the Capitol Rotunda until early Thursday.
Carter, who served one term and subsequently emerged as a champion of human rights and international diplomacy, was the longest-lived American president. He died on December 29 at the age of 100, after nearly two years of hospice care at his longtime home in Plains, Georgia.
Following the funeral service, Carter’s remains will be returned to Plains for a private service. He will be buried next to his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023 at the age of 96. They were married for 77 years.
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This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
