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Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center, touches the casket, as Amy Carter and her husband John Joseph "Jay" Kelly, foreground, watch, during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Pastor Tony Lowden speaks during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Amy Carter, reflected in a glass window, listens during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: James "Chip" Carter speaks during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Family members are reflected as they listen during a service at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Meredith Evans, director of the Jimmy Cater Presidential Library and Museum, left, and Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center place a wreath during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, speaks during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: Service members salute as the casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains will lie in repose at the Center until January 7 when they will be transported to Washington, D.C. to lie in state at the Capital until January 9. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center James "Chip" Carter and his wife Becky, along with Amy Carter, depart after a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2025. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: Workers watch as the casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains will lie in repose at the Center until January 7 when they will be transported to Washington, D.C. to lie in state at the Capital until January 9. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members carry the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: As the Morehouse College Glee Club sings, a military body bear teams moves the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center A military Guard of Honor surrounds the casket during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2025. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: James "Chip" Carter wipes his eyes after speaking during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum as he sits next to his wife Becky on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center Bernstine Hollis prays during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2025. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: A military body bear teams places the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter onto the catafalque at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: James "Chip" Carter speaks during a service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp, commanding general of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, right, escorts the family, including Jeff Carter, left, James "Chip" Carter and his wife Becky, backs to the camera, and Amy Carter, before service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members carry the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members move the casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members carry the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members move the casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: A flag flies at half staff as the casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members are pictured before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members arrive before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: A hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members arrive before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members arrive before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: A hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members arrive before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: A hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members arrive before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: The U.S. Army Band arrives before a ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Service concludes
Update 4:43 p.m. Jan. 4: The Morehouse College Glee Club singing “Battle Hymn of the Republic” concluded the service. The members of the glee club filed out, paying respects to the former president. Carter Center employees then paid their respects. At 7 p.m., members of the public will be permitted to enter the center around the clock until 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Carter family, friends speak
Update 4:11 p.m. Jan. 4: Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy Carter and the chair of The Carter Center Board of Trustees is speaking. He spoke about the president’s legacy and that the week would be for celebrating the “incredible life” of his grandfather.
Tony Lowden, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s personal pastor noted that it is Saturday, remarking that he typically travels to Plains, Georgia, to visit with the former president. He read Psalm 23:2, the same Psalm that was on the blanket that Jimmy Carter would be wrapped in during their weekly meetings.
Chip Carter, the president’s son, spoke, calling The Carter Center “the circle of life” for their family for many years.
“Dad’s aspirations and mom’s dreams have been fulfilled in large part by the people here and by what he did as president and governor,” Chip Carter said.
Carter’s casket taken into the Carter Center
Update 4 p.m. ET Jan. 4: Members of the military served as pallbearers and took Carter’s casket from the hearse that carried him from the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus to his childhood home, through Plains, Georgia, to the State Capitol Atlanta and now finally to the center where he will lie in repose until Tuesday.
“Hail to the Chief” and “America the Beautiful” were played to honor the former president.
Carter lies in repose at The Carter Center ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Military members carry the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, where Carter's casket will lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Motorcade arrives at Carter Center
Update 3:45 p.m. ET Jan. 4: The honor guard is in position and the motorcade is approaching the Carter Center.
Carter’s motorcade arrives in Atlanta, on way to Carter Center
Update 3:33 p.m. ET Jan. 4: The motorcade bringing Carter to Atlanta arrived at the State Capitol at about 3:14 p.m. and then departed about five minutes later after a moment of silence, WSB reported. It is on the way to the Carter Center.
Photos: Images of Carter’s journey to Atlanta
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Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Grandson Jason Carter hugs Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. At right is Jack Carter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Jack Carter greets Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Jack Cater, front center, and grandson Jason Carter, greet dignitaries as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Children watch as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia FORSYTH, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch from an overpass as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter drives on I-75 en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Forsyth, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: Angela Abreu from Miami, Florida visits a makeshift memorial outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia FORSYTH, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch from an overpass as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter drives on I-75 en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Forsyth, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Jack Carter shakes hands with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as his son Jason Carter looks on as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia BUTLER, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Butler, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol on January 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: A man salutes as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through Fort Valley en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Fort Valley, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia REYNOLDS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Reynolds, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch from an overpass as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter drives on I-75 en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in McDonough, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia REYNOLDS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through Reynolds and Fort Valley en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Reynolds, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Flags appear at half-staff before the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson- Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia BYRON, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People hold flags and salute as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passes by en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Byron, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Jack Carter, son of Jimmy Carter, waves as he walks with his son Jason Carter as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A makeshift memorial sits outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A makeshift memorial sits outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A makeshift memorial sits outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A makeshift memorial sits outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia REYNOLDS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Reynolds, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the military are pictured before the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson- Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A makeshift memorial sits outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia BYRON, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: People watch as the hearse containing the flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passes by en route to Atlanta on January 4, 2025 in Byron, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: Angela Abreu from Miami, Florida visits a makeshift memorial outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A makeshift memorial sits outside of the Carter Center on January 04, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are expected to arrive at the Center later today. Carter died on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the military are pictured before the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to lie in repose on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at age 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Brynn Anderson- Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: The hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through Plains on January 4, 2025 in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People watch as the hearse carrying former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket passes near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People gather to pay their respects to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as his hearse prepares to pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: The hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter moves towards Plains on January 4, 2025 in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People watch as the hearse carrying former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket passes near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: The hearse carrying President Jimmy Carter passes near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People gather to pay their respects to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as his hearse prepares to pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People watch as the procession carrying former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket passes near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ARCHERY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the National Park Service watch as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, pauses at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm on January 4, 2025 in Archery, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ARCHERY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the National Park Service salute as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, pauses at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm on January 4, 2025 in Archery, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ARCHERY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the National Park Service watch as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, pauses at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm on January 4, 2025 in Archery, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ARCHERY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the National Park Service salute as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm on January 4, 2025 in Archery, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ARCHERY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: The hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, pauses at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm on January 4, 2025 in Archery, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia Mourners honor Jimmy Carter along the motorcade route. (WSB)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia Mourners honor Jimmy Carter along the motorcade route. (WSB)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, walk with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, stand with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, walk with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, walk with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, walk with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, move the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, move the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia People line the street in Plains, Ga., before the hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through the town Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A photograph of President Jimmy Carter sits in the window of a store on the main street of his hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A sign asking people to show their love for the hometown President Jimmy Carter sits in the window of a store on the main street of his hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A President Jimmy Carter's campaign button is worn as people wait to see his hearse pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: Tucker Gatier waits with his family to see the hearse of President Jimmy Carter pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People line the street to see the hearse of President Jimmy Carter pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: Sheree Bailey places flowers at a monument to President Jimmy Carter as people wait to see his hearse pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A sign honors President Jimmy Carter in front of a store on the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: A sign thanking President Jimmy Carter sits in the window of a store on the main street of his hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter funeral begins in Georgia PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 04: People arrive to see the hearse of President Jimmy Carter pass near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. He was known as much for his long post-presidency and continued life of service as he was for his one term in office. He was pivotal in negotiating the Camp David Accords and earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Carter’s journey continues to Atlanta
Update 11:06 a.m. ET Jan 4: Carter’s motorcade has departed Archery, Georgia, the site of his boyhood home and national historic park, en route to Atlanta. He is expected to arrive at the Georgia State Capitol at 3 p.m. ET, WSB reported.
Carter arrives at boyhood farm
Update 10:59 a.m. ET Jan 4: Carter has arrived at his boyhood farm, now a part of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. A bell is being rung 39 times to honor the 39th president. The man ringing the bell was a ranger at the park and is from southern Georgia, CNN reported on air.
Carter funeral begins in Georgia ARCHERY, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Members of the National Park Service watch as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, pauses at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm on January 4, 2025 in Archery, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
According to the park’s website, “The Boyhood Farm, once owned by Earl Carter, Jimmy Carter’s father, has a rich history dating back to 1928 when it came under the Carters’ ownership.” The future president lived there “from the age of four until he left for college, and it holds some of his earliest and most cherished memories.”
While a park, the farm still grows some crops throughout the year including “sugarcane, cotton, corn, tomatoes, and, of course, peanuts, a crop closely associated with the Carters. Visitors can witness firsthand the timeless charm of farm life and the enduring connection to Jimmy Carter’s roots.”
Carter taken from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
Update 10:26 a.m. ET Jan. 4: Carter has been placed in the hearse by his former Secret Service agents who protected him during his life. They flanked the car as it awaited departure from the hospital complex.
They walked slowly with the hearse, with their hands on the vehicle as it pulled away from the building and down the driveway.
When it stopped at the property exit, they stepped away, facing the car, and placing their hands over their hearts in final tribute.
Carter funeral begins in Georgia AMERICUS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 4: Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, walk with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Original report: The Carter family will meet at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, The Associated Press reported.
His former Secret Service agents who protected him will be the pallbearers, walking next to the hearse as it leaves the hospital en route to Plains.
The motorcade will pass through the small town, passing the home where his wife Rosalynn Carter grew up. The first lady died in 2023 at the age of 96. It will also pass the family peanut warehouse, the old train depot which was Carter’s campaign headquarters and his younger brother Billy’s gas station.
It will also go past his church where Rosalynn is buried and where he will be laid to rest next week.
Eventually, he will be taken to Atlanta, where he will lie in repose at the Carter Center.
The public will be able to pay their respect from 7 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, WSB reported. He will then be taken to Washington, D.C. where he will lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. He will then return to Georgia for a private internment.
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Remembering Jimmy Carter (Cox Media Group)
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 90th birthday on Oct. 1, 2014. On Thursday, March 21, 2019, Carter became the longest-living former president in U.S. history. (Curtis Compton/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jimmy Carter is pictured at 6 months old with his mother, Lillian, in Plains, Georgia, in March 1925. (AP)
Jimmy Carter, center right, being sworn into the Georgia State Senate on Jan. 15, 1963. (AP)
Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office from Justice Robert H. Jordan. Photo taken Jan. 12, 1971. (AJC file)
The Girl Scouts celebrate their 60th birthday with Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter. Mrs. L. Powell Gahagan, president of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah, Georgia, where Girl Scouting started, wears a 1913 Girl Scout uniform. (AJC file)
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale, the Democratic ticket, wave to the jubilant crowd in Madison Square Garden during the Democratic National Convention. With them are their wives, Rosalynn and Joan. (AP)
President Gerald Ford emphasizes a point during his second debate with Jimmy Carter at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts Theater. (AP)
Atlanta Journal front page of Nov. 3, 1976. (AJC file)
President-elect Jimmy Carter reviews transition papers Nov. 10, 1976, at his cottage at Musgrove on St. Simons Island. (AJC file)
Rosalyn Carter watches as Jimmy Carter shakes hands with Justice Warren Burger at the Jan. 20, 1977, presidential inauguration. (AJC file)
Rep. Carl Albert speaks alongside Jimmy and Amy Carter at the 1977 presidential inauguration. M. L. King Sr. stands over their shoulders. (AJC file)
In this Jan. 24, 1977, black-and-white file photo, President Carter is interviewed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 24, 1977. (AP)
President Carter relaxes in a cardigan sweater in the library of the White House on Feb. 2, 1977, prior to his nationally televised 'Fireside Chat' to the nation. (AP)
President Jimmy Carter joins Dizzy Gillespie and drummer Max Roach in singing a version of Gillespie's tune 'Salt Peanuts' at the White House Jazz Concert on June 18, 1978, for the 25th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival. (AP)
President Jimmy Carter congratulates Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd after his performance on the fiddle at a Democratic National Committee gala on Sep. 2, 1979. (File)
Carter and aides in Oval Office on the eve of Ronald Reagan's inaguration, awaiting news of the hostages in Tehran. (File)
The president and first lady walk into the Maranatha Baptist Church, where they attended Sunday school, in Plains, Georgia, in 1980. (AJC file)
Hamilton Jordan (from left), Zbigniew Brezinski and President Jimmy Carter walking away from a patio following at meeting at the White House in 1980. (Cox Washington Bureau)
Carter and aides in Oval Office on the eve of Ronald Reagan's inaguration, awaiting news of the hostages in Tehran. (File)
Back in Atlanta: The Carters arrive at Hartsfield Airport after a 16-day tour of China and Japan in 1981. (AJC file)
Former U.S. presidents Gerald Ford, left, and Jimmy Carter share a private moment during a symposium on 'New Weapons Technologies and Soviet-American Relations' at the University of Michigan in this Nov. 14, 1984, photo. (AP / Detroit Free Press)
Former President Jimmy Carter shares a smile with his grandson, James, just before the ground-breaking for a Japanese garden at the $26 million Carter Presidential Library now under construction east of downtown Atlanta. (AJC file)
Former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter listen as Guillermo O'Donnell talks about democracy in South America in 1986. (AJC file)
Jimmy Carter gives a thumbs-up sign as he and Rosalynn give a tour of the Carter Center to Ronald and Nancy Reagan. (AJC file)
Former President Jimmy Carter poses for a portrait. (Rick Diamond / The Carter Center)
President Jimmy Carter still teaches occasional Sunday school classes at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains. (CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM)
Former President Jimmy Carter waves to fans after he found a seat before the home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 13, 2012. (Hyosub Shin)
This AJC file photo shows Jimmy Carter at his surprise 90th birthday party in Plains. (CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM)
FILE- In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo former President Jimmy Carter answers questions from students during his annual town hall with Emory University in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/The Atlanta Journal Constitution/AP)
