President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at Washington National Cathedral. Several former presidents, including President-elect Donald Trump, are expected to attend.
President Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy for his fellow Democrat after he was asked to do the honours when they last met four years ago
President Joe Biden, former presidents and other dignitaries are gathering at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
President Joe Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter as “an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” after the nation's 39th commander-in-chief died on Sunday.
The US will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as his official state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.
President Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, will eulogize his fellow Democrat 11 days before he leaves office.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, will be eulogized at a state funeral Thursday at the National Cathedral and later by private family services and interment in Plains, Georgia.
After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and King Charles paid tribute to the former president with heartfelt statements.
Mourners continued to pay their respects to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.
Among some of the unexpected distinctions that have popped up in social media threads after seeing old photos of Carter is he was a hottie.
Back in March 2023, President Joe Biden shared that former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy when he passes away.