Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100, is predicted to lie in state within the Capitol Rotunda in January, Fox News has discovered.
Though the particular dates haven’t but been launched, President Biden mentioned in a White House assertion Sunday night time that Carter’s funeral on the Washington National Cathedral is scheduled for Jan. 9, deeming the day a National Day of Mourning.
“I name on the American folks to assemble on that day of their respective locations of worship, there to pay homage to the reminiscence of President James Earl Carter, Jr. I invite the folks of the world who share our grief to affix us on this solemn observance,” the president mentioned.
Biden additionally ordered that every one American flags fly at half-staff for the subsequent 30 days.
JIMMY CARTER, 39TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DEAD AT 100
Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his most cancers analysis throughout a press convention on the Carter Center on Aug. 20, 2015, in Atlanta. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
The thirty ninth president is predicted to lie in state in each the Georgia State Capitol and the U.S. Capitol earlier than the state funeral in Washington, D.C., The New York Times reported.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the newest statesman to lie in state in January 2022. Twelve U.S. presidents have lain in state, starting with former President Abraham Lincoln and most just lately with former President George H.W. Bush, who died in November 2018.
LIVING US PRESIDENTS REACT TO DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
Multiple observances of Carter’s dying are anticipated in coming days in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., the Carter Center mentioned.
“The closing preparations for President Carter’s state funeral, together with all public occasions and motorcade routes, are nonetheless pending,” the middle famous.
The former president shall be interred privately in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to which he returned after serving as president from 1977 to 1981. His dying got here after years of well being issues, together with most cancers that unfold to his liver and mind. He entered hospice care in February 2023.
Carter outlived his spouse of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023 on the age of 96. His dying impressed an outpouring of sympathy from each side of the political aisle, with President-elect Trump writing that Americans “owe [Carter] a debt of gratitude.”
JIMMY, ROSALYNN CARTER’S HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LEGACY WILL CONTINUE, ORGANIZATION SAYS
Carter served two phrases as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967, one time period as governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and one time period because the thirty ninth president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. (Archive Photos)
“Those of us who’ve been lucky to have served as President perceive this can be a very unique membership, and solely we will relate to the large accountability of main the Greatest Nation in History,” Trump said in a Truth Social submit on Sunday. “The challenges Jimmy confronted as President got here at a pivotal time for our nation and he did all the things in his energy to enhance the lives of all Americans.”
In a press release launched on Sunday, the late president’s son, Chip Carter, referred to as his father a “hero.”
“My father was a hero, not solely to me however to everybody who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” the assertion learn. “My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the remainder of the world by these widespread beliefs.”
“The world is our household due to the best way he introduced folks collectively, and we thanks for honoring his reminiscence by persevering with to stay these shared beliefs.”
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church earlier than instructing Sunday faculty in his hometown of Plains, Ga., on April 28, 2019. (Hennessy/NurPhoto through Getty Images)
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More details about the funeral and ceremony plans for Carter is predicted to emerge within the coming days.
