Jimmy Carter's grandson, Jason Carter, spoke about the late president's legacy in an emotional memorial speech at the Carter Presidential Center.

Grandchildren Jason Carter and James Carter IV have continued the family's legacy, with Jason serving as chairman of The Carter Center’s board and James gaining attention for a pivotal video in the 2012 presidential race.

Carter's foundation released a statement regarding his decision, they said, "After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.

Though Jimmy Carter was a U.S. president, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the founder of a global organization, The Carter Center, to his more than one dozen grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he was a grandfather first and foremost, his grandson Jason Carter told " Good Morning America ."

Chip Carter, the son of former President Jimmy Carter, reflected on his father’s extraordinary life, legacy, and the deeply personal lessons he imparted.

FOX 5 Atlanta provided live coverage of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's state funeral for Saturday Jan. 4, 2025.

Jason Carter delivered a heartfelt eulogy for his grandfather, emphasizing the Carter Center's role in preserving Jimmy Carter's legacy beyond being a museum. He praised the Carter Center staff ...

Perhaps Carter’s most revealing poem, “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” concerns the man who never got to see his namesake son’s achievements. He wrote that he despised Earl’s discipline, and swallowed hunger for “just a word of praise.”

President Carter previously told his son that he hoped he would live long enough to vote for Harris in the 2024 presidential election

After the service, Carter will be flown back to Georgia, and a private funeral service will take place in Plains at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school and where a funeral service was held for his wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in November 2023.

The final day of Jimmy Carter's state funeral is Thursday as his life is celebrated in Washington. Follow for updates from D.C. to Plains.