U.S. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among the guests at the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. The event was held at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool) President Joe Biden touches the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington,
President Jimmy Carter was honored in a state funeral in Washington on Thursday, alongside a private memorial in Georgia.
Obama sat next to Trump and the two longtime political rivals chatted amiably as the dignitaries filed in for the service.
Following that group is John Adams, Bill Clinton, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, James K. Polk, George H. W. Bush (20th), William McKinley, Andrew Jackson, William Howard Taft, and Jimmy Carter, followed by Grover Cleveland, who is 25th on the list.
Jimmy Carter's state funeral was held at the National Cathedral on Thursday and the 39th president's final journey to Georgia has begun. President Biden gave a eulogy at the service, highlighting Carter's character and faith.
The ex-president attended fellow former President Jimmy Carter's funeral alongside his wife, Hillary Clinton, on Thursday.
As former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's funeral got underway, former presidents and first ladies were seen greeting each other before heading to their seats — but some pointedly avoided the Trumps
Former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and other notable figures attended former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
Thursday's service will cap off six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. After the funeral, Carter will return to Georgia to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.
It is the world’s most exclusive society and meetings are limited to infrequent state occasions, but the so-called American Presidents Club was in session