President Jimmy Carter’s hearse arrived in Atlanta Saturday afternoon after his six-day funeral schedule began that morning.
Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became the 39th president of the United States, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, last week at 100 years old.
The procession began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, where former and current Secret Service agents assigned to Carter’s Protective Division carried his remains to a hearse. His motorcade then passed through his hometown of Plains. After a stop at his childhood home and a four-hour journey, his procession arrived in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon.
Following a moment of silence at the State Capitol, the former president was honored at the Carter Presidential Center in a private memorial service.
Now, he will lie in repose until early Tuesday, when his body will be flown to Washington, D.C. There, he will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda.
His national funeral will be held at the National Cathedral on January 9, which President Joe Biden marked as a national day of mourning and has called on U.S. citizens to assemble “in their respective places of worship” to pay homage to the former president.
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How Jimmy and Rosalynn returned to their Plains home after the White House
Monday 30 December 2024 07:00 , Oliver O’Connell
Jimmy Carter once held the highest office in the land — but was just as content in his family home in small town Georgia.
At the age of 56, having lost the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter returned to Plains, Georgia, the small town where both he and his wife Rosalynn were born in the 1920s.
From the White House, they moved back into the ranch house they built in the city in 1961. That modest home is where Carter peacefully died on Sunday at the age of 100.
Gustaf Kilander reports on how Carter was the humblest president in history.
How Jimmy and Rosalynn returned to Plains after the White House
Monday 30 December 2024 07:10 , Oliver O’Connell
I had a very challenging question at Emory (University) the other night: “How would you describe the United States of America today in one word?” And I didn’t know what to say for a few moments, but I finally said, “Searching.” I think the country in which we live is still searching for what it ought to be, and what it can be, and I’m not sure we’re making much progress right at this moment.
Jimmy Carter — October 2014 during a celebration of his 90th birthday
Watch: Carter’s modest life after leaving office
Monday 30 December 2024 07:30 , Oliver O’Connell
Monday 30 December 2024 07:50 , Oliver O’Connell
The life we have now is the best of all. We have an expanding and harmonious family, a rich life in our church and the Plains community, and a diversity of projects at The Carter Center that is adventurous and exciting. Rosalynn and I have visited more than 145 countries, and both of us are as active as we have ever been. We are blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes.
Jimmy Carter — From 2015 book, ‘A Full Life’
Jimmy Carter, who rose from humble peanut farmer to president, dies aged 100
Monday 30 December 2024 08:00 , Oliver O’Connell
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr, a naval officer, Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became governor of Georgia and later the 39th president of the United States, has died.
Carter, who was the longest-living former US president, died at the age of 100 on Sunday, 29 December, his son announced. An immediate cause was not given.
He served as president for one term from 1977 to 1981, but is just as well-known for his humanitarian service after leaving Washington DC, working for Habitat for Humanity and negotiating peace deals.
Ariana Baio and Andrew Feinberg report.
Jimmy Carter, US president and human rights champion, has died
Live: Flag lowered at Capitol Hill to honour former president Jimmy Carter
Monday 30 December 2024 08:19 , Alex Croft
Carter’s dedication and humility was an inspiration – King Charles
Monday 30 December 2024 08:30 , Alex Croft
King Charles has responded to Jimmy Carter’s death with “great sadness”.
He wrote in a post on X: “It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of former President Carter. He was a committed public servant, and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights.
“His dedication and humility served as an inspiration to many, and I remember with great fondness his visit to the United Kingdom in 1977.
“My thoughts and prayers are with President Carter’s family and the American people at this time.”
Meeting Jimmy Carter — and getting a scoop about Bush, Blair and Iraq from the perfect gentleman
Monday 30 December 2024 08:40 , Alex Croft
The thing that sticks in my mind — even now — was the welcoming eyes and the warm smile.
He stretched out his hand to offer it in greeting and said something along the measure of: “Thanks for coming down to see us.”
Jimmy Carter — who died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at age 100 — was always known as a gentleman, a farmer from Georgia who had held the most powerful political office in the world. But it did not seem forced, it did not seem an act.
I’d flown to the offices of The Carter Center in Atlanta to interview him about his latest book, The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War. He’d written plenty of books — he would go on to author more than 30 — but this was his first novel, one that the publisher Simon & Schuster described as “a sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence.”
Meeting Jimmy Carter — and getting a scoop about Bush, Blair and Iraq
Watch: Carter says best thing he ever did was marry Rosalynn
Monday 30 December 2024 08:53 , Alex Croft
Obituary — Jimmy Carter: The unlikely 39th president of the United States
Monday 30 December 2024 09:14 , Alex Croft
Despite just one four-year and somewhat unorthodox term in office, Jimmy Carter brought much hope to the White House during a tenure that was marred by several major crisises.
As America’s 39th president, he emphasized human rights in his foreign policy, championed environmentalism at a time when it was not yet popular, and appointed record numbers of women and people of color during his administration, which lasted from 1977 to 1981.
Read on…
Jimmy Carter: The 39th president of the United States
Watch: Carter believed Trump lost in 2016 but Russia interfered
Monday 30 December 2024 09:27 , Alex Croft
Explained: What happens when a president dies?
Monday 30 December 2024 09:40 , Alex Croft
There are a number of traditions and customs that govern the death of a US president, but the wishes of the family are also heavily considered, meaning the proceedings can be quite different from each other.
Gustaf Kilander explains.
What happens when a president dies?
Watch: President Biden’s full remarks on passing of Jimmy Carter
Monday 30 December 2024 09:52 , Alex Croft
‘We give money, we don’t take it’: Where might former president Jimmy Carter’s savings go after he dies?
Monday 30 December 2024 10:05 , Alex Croft
Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, was not an extravagant man.
He lived on a property in Plains, Georgia — where he died Sunday at age 100 — that was worth a fraction of the average U.S. house price, he shopped at budget stores, and he did not fly privately.
The least expensive former president for the U.S. government, Carter and his wife Rosalynn — who died in 2023 — lived a surprisingly average life after his term ended in 1981.
While the Carters lived a public life, they were nothing if not generous with their money.
“We give money, we don’t take it,” the former president told The Los Angeles Times in 1989 — though his record of charitable donations speaks for itself.
Katie Hawkinson has the report:
Where might former president Jimmy Carter’s money go after he dies?
Watch: Carter recalls advice he was given during Iranian hostage crisis
Monday 30 December 2024 10:17 , Alex Croft
Continuing a life of public service, Jimmy Carter spent his final years building houses for the poor
Monday 30 December 2024 10:28 , Alex Croft
He was the oldest living president and had been out of the White House for more than 35 years, but Jimmy Carter never stopped working to improve the lives of others — much of which included building homes for the needy.
Even well into his 90s, Carter put on a hard hat and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit organization he often partnered with through The Carter Center.
The one-term president — who died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia — worked alongside 103,000 volunteers in 14 countries to build, renovate and repair 4,331 homes with Habitat for Humanity for more than 35 years. Often, Carter and his late wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, volunteered together.
Graeme Massie and Ariana Baio have the story.
How Jimmy Carter built houses for the poor until his final years
Watch: Biden says America lost ‘remarkable leader’ as he pays tribute to ‘dear friend’
Monday 30 December 2024 10:40 , James Liddell
Trump says he ‘strongly disagrees’ with Carter ‘philosophically and politically’ in second statment
Monday 30 December 2024 10:53 , James Liddell
Donald Trump released a second statement about Jimmy Carter’s death on Sunday evening on Truth Social (Donald Trump/Truth Social)
Carter never got to appoint a Supreme Court justice. Trump appointed three
Monday 30 December 2024 11:07 , James Liddell
Jimmy Carter served a full presidential term without the chance to appoint a Supreme Court justice.
Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, sat in the White House from 1977 to 1981. While serving the single term before being succeeded by Ronald Reagan, Carter did not appoint a single justice to the higher court, as no vacancies occurred.
He marks the only one-term president to finish a full term without making an appointment and the fourth overall.
Donald Trump, however, appointed three in his first term: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. They make up half of the six justices appointed by GOP presidents, with nine making up the current Supreme Court.
Meeting Jimmy Carter — and getting a scoop about Bush, Blair and Iraq from the perfect gentleman
Monday 30 December 2024 11:20 , James Liddell
The thing that sticks in my mind — even now — was the welcoming eyes and the warm smile.
He stretched out his hand to offer it in greeting and said something along the measure of: “Thanks for coming down to see us.”
Jimmy Carter — who died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at age 100 — was always known as a gentleman, a farmer from Georgia who had held the most powerful political office in the world. But it did not seem forced, it did not seem an act.
I’d flown to the offices of The Carter Center in Atlanta to interview him about his latest book, The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War. He’d written plenty of books — he would go on to author more than 30 — but this was his first novel, one that the publisher Simon & Schuster described as “a sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence.”
Find out more about when Andrew Buncombe met the 39th president.
Meeting Jimmy Carter — and getting a scoop about Bush, Blair and Iraq
Remants of the US embassy crisis in Tehran remain
Monday 30 December 2024 11:35 , James Liddell
Graffitti on the walls of the former US embassy headquarters in Theran photographed on Monday which was stormed and occupied by Iranian students in November 1979 (AFP via Getty Images)
Man walks past a graffiti depicting the Great Seal with a Star of David on top on the walls of the former US embassy in Theran on Monday (AFP via Getty Images)
Where might former president Jimmy Carter’s savings go after he dies?
Monday 30 December 2024 11:50 , James Liddell
Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, was not an extravagant man.
He lived on a property in Plains, Georgia — where he died Sunday at age 100 — that was worth a fraction of the average U.S. house price, he shopped at budget stores, and he did not fly privately.
The least expensive former president for the U.S. government, Carter and his wife Rosalynn — who died in 2023 — lived a surprisingly average life after his term ended in 1981.
Katie Hawkinson has the story.
Where might former president Jimmy Carter’s money go after he dies?
ICYMI: Trump, Biden and Obama pay tribute to ‘public servant’ Jimmy Carter after his death aged 100
Monday 30 December 2024 12:05 , James Liddell
Washington‘s political heavyweights paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter after his death was announced on Sunday by his family.
The nation’s 39th president was renowned for his commitment to public service in the years after his exit from political life and earned a strong reputation for helping America’s neediest families in his post-presidential years.
After news of his passing was reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, tributes began to swiftly pour in for the 100-year-old statesman.
John Bowden has collated the tributes below.
Lawmakers pay tribute to ‘public servant’ Jimmy Carter after his death aged 100
Did Jimmy Carter blow royal etiquette by kissing Queen Mother on the lips?
Monday 30 December 2024 12:20 , James Liddell
The late former US president Jimmy Carter was a relative novice at international diplomacy when made his first visit to the UK just four months into his term in the White House in 1977 – which resulted in him earning the displeasure of the Queen Mother after being said to have given her a parting kiss on the lips.
It was the year of Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee, marking her 25th year on the throne, and world leaders attending a G7 summit were invited for a state banquet in Buckingham Palace where they were to meet the Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
Photographs showed Mr Carter and the Queen Mother being all smiles as the president escorted her by her white-gloved hand to their places in a formal group portrait with the G7 leaders before dinner. But the evening would end with a short moment which would spark debate among British tabloids and the American media for decades afterwards, with the president accused of a total ignorance of royal protocol.
Alex Croft has the full story.
Did Jimmy Carter blow royal etiquette by kissing Queen Mother on the lips?
Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason breaks silence sharing touching cartoon on X
Monday 30 December 2024 12:35 , James Liddell
Monday 30 December 2024 12:50 , James Liddell
I realize that my physical strength and endurance are steadily declining, and I am having to learn how to conserve them, but I have found with relief and gratitude — even when facing the prospect of an early death from cancer in my liver and brain — that my faith as a Christian is still unwavering and sustaining.
Jimmy Carter – from his 2018 book, ‘Faith: A Journey for All’
Flags fly at half-staff near the Capitol
Monday 30 December 2024 13:05 , James Liddell
Flags fly at half-staff at the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Monday (REUTERS)
Former UK Prime Minster Gordon Brown laments loss of ‘friend’ jimmy Carter
Monday 30 December 2024 13:20 , James Liddell
The former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined a chorus of political heavyweights in lamenting over the loss of Jimmy Carter.
“He is, and will be, mourned in every country and continent where civil liberties are valued and peace has proved elusive; revered as the leader who stood with all those who faced imprisonment, torture or persecution for defending democracy and human rights,” Brown wrote in an op-ed for The Guardian on Monday morning.
“Carter gave oppressed people hope. I was proud to learn from him and to count him and his wonderful wife, Rosalynn – who was also his closest adviser – as friends.”
World leaders react to Jimmy Carter’s death
Monday 30 December 2024 13:35 , James Liddell
Watch live: Outside Carter Presidential Center as former Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 100
Monday 30 December 2024 13:45 , James Liddell
Biden declares National Day of Mourning to honor Carter
Monday 30 December 2024 14:00 , James Liddell
President Joe Biden has marked January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning in honor of Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday aged 100.
In a statement late on Sunday evening, Biden called on US citizens to assemble “in their respective places of worship” to pay homage to the former president.
The president has also scheduled a state funeral in Washington, DC, for Carter on January 9.
Previously, federal offices and stock markets have been closed during national days of mourning – including for former presidents Gerald Ford in 2006 and George H. W. Bush in 2018.
The president also declared that flags will be displayed at half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter’s death at the White House, on public buildings and grounds, at military posts and naval stations.
Monday 30 December 2024 14:20 , James Liddell
If I were an amputee, for instance, my prayer would not be to restore my leg but to help me make the best of my condition, and to be thankful for life and opportunities to be a blessing to others. At the moment, we are monitoring the status of my cancer, and my prayers about my own health are similar to this.
Jimmy Carter – 2018 book, ‘Faith: A Journey for All’
Jimmy Carter’s funeral plans revealed
Monday 30 December 2024 14:40 , James Liddell
Jimmy Carter’s funeral will be held at Washington National Cathedral on January 9, according to organizers.
President Joe Biden will read a eulogy at the ceremony, those orchestrating the funeral logistics told The New York Times on Monday.
It will mark part of an eight-day plan of ceremonies and honors, which will not commence until later this week due to the New Year’s holiday.
Carter will be brought to the Carter Center in Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday by motorcade to lie in repose at the home of his post-presidential humanitarian work.
The former president’s body will be flown to Washington, DC, on Monday where he will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda, according to organizers.
The memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia – where he grew up on a peanut farm – and will be laid to rest.
Initial plans once called for him to be transported by train but, according to The Times, Carter objected to a staffer: “If you take my cold, dead body across the U.S. by train, I’ll haunt you until the day you die.”
What is a national day of mourning?
Monday 30 December 2024 15:00 , James Liddell
The last time a Democratic president died was in 1973 when Lyndon Baines Johnson passed away at the age of 64, just a few years after leaving office.
Following the death of Jimmy Carter on Sunday at the age of 100, the nation will now see the first funeral for a Democratic president in more than 50 years. Carter is the longest-living president, who also had the longest post-presidency after leaving office at the age of 56 in 1980.
Since the death of Johnson, there have been four state funerals for former presidents – Johnson’s in 1973, Ronald Reagan’s in 2004, Gerald Ford’s in 2007 and George HW Bush’s most recently in 2018.
Gustaf Kilander has the full story.
Jimmy Carter death: What is a national day of mourning?
Pope Francis ‘saddened’ to learn of Carter’s death as he applauds his Christian faith
Monday 30 December 2024 15:20 , James Liddell
Pope Francis was “saddened to learn” of Jimmy Carter’s passing and has offered his “heartfelt condolences” and prayers to those mourning his loss, the Vatican said on Monday.
According to a statement from the Cardinal Secretary of State of Vatican City, Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis also recalled Carter’s “firm commitment, motivated by deep Christian faith, to the cause of reconciliation and peace between peoples, the defence of human rights and the welfare of the poor and those in need”.
Parolin added: “The Holy Father commends him to the infinite mercies of Almighty God and prays for the consolation of all who mourn his loss.”
In photos: A look through Kimmy Carter’s life
Monday 30 December 2024 15:40 , James Liddell
Jimmy Carter’s life was marked by his devotion to his family, public service and humanitarian efforts.
The former president first emerged into the political scene in the early 1960s and spent the rest of his life working to ensure people in the US and around the world received fair treatment and a better quality of life.
From an early age his desire to make a difference in people’s life was evident.
He continued his public service through time spent in the military, elected office and volunteer work after leaving Washington, D.C.
Ariana Baio takes a look at the life of the Peanut President in photos.
Jimmy Carter’s life in photos
Monday 30 December 2024 15:59 , James Liddell
We appreciate the past. We are grateful for the present and we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation and commitment.
Jimmy Carter — October 1986, at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Spain’s Prime Minister joins chorus of world leaders paying tribute to Carter
Monday 30 December 2024 16:20 , James Liddell
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has joined a chorus of foreign leaders in lamenting over loss of Jimmy Carter, who died aged 100 on Sunday.
“My deepest condolences to President Carter’s family and the people of the United States,” he wrote on X on Monday, which was translated from Spanish by Google.
“Jimmy Carter was one of the leaders most committed to justice and human rights and will always be remembered for his defense of democracy and his dedication to peace.”
Texas governor offered condolences to Jimmy Carter’s wife Rosalynn – who has been dead for over a year
Monday 30 December 2024 16:40 , James Liddell
Texas Governor Greg Abbott mistakenly sent his condolences to Jimmy Carter’s wife, Rosalynn, despite her being dead for over a year.
“Cecilia and I send our prayers and deepest condolences to First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the entire Carter family,” the GOP governor wrote in a statement released on Sunday.
However, Rosalynn Carter passed away on November 19, 2023 at the age of 96. The statement came just hours after Carter’s death at his Plains, Georgia, home on Sunday.
“Did anyone in the Governor’s Office Proof the Condolence note?,” the Democratic party of Collins county, Texas, teased on X after the mistake.
Netanyahu’s office praises carter for ‘forging the first Arab-Israeli peace treaty’
Monday 30 December 2024 17:00 , James Liddell
Houses of Parliament and No.10 fly British flags at half-staff in honor of Carter
Monday 30 December 2024 17:19 , James Liddell
A flag flies at half-mast for the late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday (AP)
Flags fly at half-mast for the late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Downing Street in London on Monday (AP)
Wall Street to close on Jan. 9
Monday 30 December 2024 17:40 , James Liddell
The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will be closed on January 9, 2025 after President Joe Biden declared a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter after the former president died at the age of 100 on Sunday.
“Jimmy Carter, with humble roots as a farmer and family man, devoted his life to public service and defending our freedom,” Lynn Martin, President of NYSE Group, said in a statement on Monday.
“During his noteworthy post-presidential life, President Carter left an enduring legacy of humanitarianism. The NYSE will respectfully honor President Carter’s lifetime of service to our nation by closing our markets on the National Day of Mourning.”
In focus: Carter’s father was a white supremacist, but a black farmhand gave him faith and purpose
Monday 30 December 2024 18:00 , James Liddell
For decades after he was crushed in the 1980 presidential election, Jimmy Carter was defined as a loser. But, by any standard, he won at life. He was the longest-living American president, the longest married (77 years, and happily), and – especially if you look at his whole career – among the most accomplished and productive figures of our era.
Now it’s time for the public to reassess this inspiring, complex, and confounding man. When I first began researching his epic American life in 2015, I was struck by the ubiquity of the easy shorthand on him – bad president; great former president. Even now, everyone from political scientists to the average person on the street will express this idea as if it’s an established fact. The problem is, the widespread conventional wisdom on Carter is mostly wrong.
Carter’s his biographer Jonathan Alter takes a look at the extraordinary life and achievements of the former president.
Jimmy Carter: Born to a white supremacist, but raised by a black farmhand
Eulogy from former president Gerald Ford will be read at funeral
Monday 30 December 2024 18:30 , Ariana Baio
A eulogy, written for Carter by former president Gerald R. Ford, will be read at Carter’s funeral, according to the New York Times.
Ford, who Carter defeated in the 1976 presidential election, became a close friend to Carter after the election. Ford died in 2006 at the age of 93. His son, Steven Ford, is expected to read his eulogy to Carter.
Another political, former vice president Walter F. Mondale – who served as VP for Carter – also wrote a eulogy for Carter. Mondale died in 2021 at the age of 93. His son, Ted Mondale, will read the eulogy for Carter.
Biden signs executive order closing government January 9
Monday 30 December 2024 19:00 , Ariana Baio
President Joe Biden has officially signed the executive order that will effectively close the government on January 9, the day he has declared the national day of mourning for former president Jimmy Carter.
Departments related to national security, defense or other public needs can remain functioning.
Carter’s niece says he was ‘one of a kind’
Monday 30 December 2024 19:30 , Ariana Baio
Carter’s niece, Kim Fuller, said her uncle was “one of a kind” and that it’s unlikely the world will ever get another person like him, in an interview with ABC News.
“I think that Uncle Jimmy was one of a kind,” Fuller said.
Fuller said her uncle lived his life for others before himself.
“I have hopes that maybe one day somebody’s going to show up like him,” Fuller said.
Delta airlines shares
Monday 30 December 2024 20:00 , Ariana Baio
Carter will be remembered for his commitment to humanitarian services and kindness toward people. Delta Airlines shared their fond memories of the former president with a video showing Carter shaking hands with each passenger on board.
“Every time Jimmy Carter flew Delta, he shook hands with each person on the plane. Because that’s who he was. Someone who treated people as people,” Delta wrote
Carter insisted on no funeral train procession
Monday 30 December 2024 20:30 , Ariana Baio
Carter specifically requested that his body not be transported by train from Washington D.C. to Georgia, once telling a staffer, “if you take my cold, dead body across the U.S. by train, I’ll haunt you until the day you die.”
In the past, some presidents have traveled from Washington D.C. to their place of rest by train, allowing people all across the U.S. to pay their respects. George H.W. Bush’s family did this in 2018.
But Cater was adamant this not be his situation, according to the New York Times. Instead, his body will be transported by military flight.
Carter often volunteered with Habitat for Humanity after leaving White House
Monday 30 December 2024 21:00 , Ariana Baio
He was the oldest living president and had been out of the White House for more than 35 years, but Jimmy Carter never stopped working to improve the lives of others — much of which included building homes.
Even well into his 90s, Carter put on a hard hat and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit organization he often partnered with through The Carter Center.
The one-term president — who died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia — worked alongside 103,000 volunteers in 14 countries to build, renovate and repair 4,331 homes with Habitat for Humanity for more than 35 years. Often, Carter and his late wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, volunteered together.
The couple first participated in a Habitat for Humanity project in 1984 in New York City. Carter discovered the organization while on a run. He recalled that he passed by a building and thought, “Rosalynn and I should come up and give them a hand.”
“When we left the White House, we could have done anything,” Carter once said. “But our choice was to volunteer as Habitat workers, and that’s been a life-changing experience for us.”
Watch: Jimmy Carter death: Biden says America lost ‘remarkable leader’ as he pays tribute to ‘dear friend’
Monday 30 December 2024 21:30 , Ariana Baio
Voices: Jimmy Carter brokered peace in the Middle East – then triggered his greatest failure
Monday 30 December 2024 22:00 , Mary Dejevsky
“The Carter administration did, however, notch up one diplomatic success, which might have gained more recognition without what happened next. The success came with the Camp David accords that were signed in September 1978; that is a third of the way through his term, and constituted a diplomatic breakthrough of the first order.”
Mary Dejevsky writes:
Jimmy Carter brokered peace in the Middle East – then triggered his greatest failure
Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission
Monday 30 December 2024 23:00 , AP
Noble Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people.
Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms as much as 3-feet-long. The noodle-thin parasites then burrow their way out, breaking through the skin in burning blisters.
Carter made eradicating Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center, the nonprofit he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, founded after leaving the White House. The former president rallied public health experts, billionaire donors, African heads of state and thousands of volunteer villagers to work toward eliminating a human disease for only the second time in history.
Carter’s presidency was marked by turmoil
Tuesday 31 December 2024 00:00 , Ariana Baio, Andrew Feinberg
Carter was full of ambition at the start of his presidency but beset with problems from the start.
The presidency was weighed down by multiple crises. In the 1970s, the economy struggled with a rare combination of simultaneous inflation and recession, an oil shortage sent gas prices soaring and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, derailing negotiations for an important arms treaty.
Notably, in a struggle that lasted almost as long as his presidency, Carter fought over an energy program that was structured to make fuel expensive enough that consumers would be encouraged to conserve it.
The crisis required Carter to address the nation multiple times in 1979.
“In order to control energy price, production, and distribution, the Federal bureaucracy and red tape have become so complicated, it is almost unbelievable. Energy prices are high, and they’re going higher, no matter what we do,” he said in an April 1979 speech.
Editorial: America – and Donald Trump – have much to learn from the life and service of Jimmy Carter
Tuesday 31 December 2024 01:00 , The Independent
“The contrast between the peanut farmer and the mogul could not be more different as the US marks the passing of its most humble president – and braces for the return of its most divisive”
America – and Trump – have much to learn from the life and service of Jimmy Carter
President Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins today
14:19 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s multi-day funeral schedule begins this morning, at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time.
Former and current Secret Service agents assigned to Carter’s detail will carry his remains to a hearse this morning in Americus, Georgia.
From there, the motorcade will travel to his childhood home in Plains before heading toward Atlanta.
In the state’s capital, the former president will be taken to the Carter Presidential Center, where he will lie in repose until early Tuesday.
Watch live: Jimmy Carter’s casket travels from medical center in Americus to Atlanta
14:32 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s full funeral schedule today
14:45 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s multi-day funeral service begins this morning.
10:15 a.m.Current and former Secret Service agents assigned to Carter’s Protective Division will carry the former president’s remains to the hearse and walk alongside it as the motorcade leaves toward his hometown of Plains.
10:50 a.m.After passing through Plains, the motorcade will pause in front Carter’s boyhood farm. There, the National Park Service will salute Carter and ring the historic farm bell 39 times.
10:55 a.m.Carter begins his journey to Atlanta.
3 p.m.Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature, and Georgia State Patrol troopers will lead a moment of silence for Carter.
Then, Carter’s remains will be taken to the Carter Presidential Center.
3:45 p.m.The Carter Presidential Center hosts an arrival ceremony.
4 p.m.A private funeral service in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
7 p.m.Carter will lie in repose for the public to pay their respects until early Tuesday.
In pictures: Mourners gather to pay their respects as Carter’s funeral services begin
14:59 , Katie Hawkinson
Mourners have gathered in Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia to see his hearse pass through on Saturday morning (Getty Images)
Mourners gather in Plains. Carter’s hearse will pass through between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. this morning (Getty Images)
A mourner wears a Jimmy Carter inauguration button from 1977 (Getty Images)
Motorcade arrives at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
15:16 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade has arrived at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
Any moment now, former and current Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter Protective Division will transport the former president’s remains to the hearse.
Carter’s remains transferred to hearse
15:25 , Katie Hawkinson
Former and current Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter Protective Division have transported the 39th president’s remains to the hearse.
Now, Carter’s remains will pass through his hometown, Plains.
Former and current Secret Service agents assigned to President Jimmy Carter’s detail move his remains into a hearse on Saturday morning (AP)
Motorcade passes through Jimmy Carter’s hometown
15:50 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade has passed through his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
Now, the motorcade will stop in from of Carter’s childhood home. There, the National Park Service will salute Carter and ring the historic farm bell 39 times.
President Jimmy Carter’s hearse drives through Plains, Georgia as people gather to mourn the 39th president (AP)
Watch: Jimmy Carter’s remains carried to hearse at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
16:15 , Katie Hawkinson
Just under an hour ago, Jimmy Carter’s remains were transferred to a hearse by former and current Secret Service agents assigned to his detail.
Watch the ceremony here:
Carter’s procession passes by childhood home
16:21 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade passed by his childhood home in Plains, Georgia. There, the National Park Service saluted Carter and rang the historic farm bell 39 times.
His motorcade will now travel to Atlanta, where he is expected to arrive at 3 p.m. local time.
See it: Carter’s hearse passes through his hometown
16:40 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s hearse drives through Plains, Georgia as people gather to mourn the 39th president (AP)
A mourner holds signs that read, ‘President Carter, a man of honor,’ and ‘Thank you President Carter,’ as the 39th president’s hearse drives through his hometown of Plains, Georgia (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
A mourner salutes President Jimmy Carter’s hearse as it drives through Plains, Georgia (AP)
Who are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s children?
17:00 , Amelia Neath, Gustaf Kilander
When Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter entered the White House in 1977, they became the first couple since John F Kennedy to raise their children in the executive mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Over the years, their family continued to grow in size, with nearly two dozen grandchildren and great-grandchildren added to the Carter clan.
“We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all,” Carter told CNN in 2015.
Read on:
Who are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s children?
See it: Carter’s family watches on as funeral procession begins
17:30 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s family, all dressed in black, watched on as former and current Secret Service agents assigned to his detail carried his casket into a hearse.
Carter’s procession is now en route to Atlanta.
President Jimmy Carter’s family watches as former and current Secret Service agents assigned to his detail carry his casket into a hearse (Getty Images)
Voices: Jimmy Carter brokered peace in the Middle East – then triggered his greatest failure
18:00 , Mary Dejevsky
For all the praise that has been lavished on Jimmy Carter, he was a one-term president and his four years at the White House were for the most part a failure – albeit outweighed many times over by the charitable endeavours of his retirement.
The Carter administration did, however, notch up one diplomatic success, which might have gained more recognition without what happened next. The success came with the Camp David accords that were signed in September 1978; that is a third of the way through his term, and constituted a diplomatic breakthrough of the first order.
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Jimmy Carter brokered peace in the Middle East – then triggered his greatest failure
Trump claims Dems are ‘giddy’ flags will be half-staff for his inauguration
18:30 , Kelly Rissman
President-elect Donald Trump claimed that Democrats are “giddy” about flags being flown at half-staff in a sign of mourning and respect to honor the late Jimmy Carter during his inauguration.
President Joe Biden ordered flags be flown at half-staff to honor the late president, who died Sunday at age 100. Trump has tried to politicize the gesture, since the flags will still be lowered during his second inauguration on January 20.
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Trump claims Dems are ‘giddy’ flags will be half-staff for his inauguration
Full story: Jimmy Carter’s casket carried by his Secret Service agents as his funeral procession begins
19:00 , Katie Hawkinson
Former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral service began Saturday morning as former and current Secret Service agents assigned to his detail carried his casket into a hearse.
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Carter’s casket carried by his Secret Service agents as his funeral procession begins
President Carter will soon arrive in Atlanta
19:30 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s procession is set to arrive in Atlanta in 30 minutes.
There, the 39th president will be honored by Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature and Georgia State Patrol troopers.
Jimmy Carter’s hearse drives through Archery, Georgia on Saturday afternoon (EPA)
See it: Carter’s procession heads to Atlanta
20:01 , Katie Hawkinson
Mourners in Byron, Georgia watch as Jimmy Carter’s procession passes through on its way to Atlanta (AFP via Getty Images)
Mourners gather on an overpass to watch former president Jimmy Carter’s casket drive on I-75 toward Atlanta, Georgia (AP)
Mourners place flowers, flags at the Carter Presidential Center
20:30 , Katie Hawkinson
Mourners are leaving flowers, flags and messages of support at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, where the 39th president’s hearse will soon arrive.
A mourner holds a flag outside of the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday afternoon (Getty Images)
A mourner places flowers outside the Carter Center. Former president Jimmy Carter’s hearse is set to arrive in Atlanta this afternoon (Getty Images)
Carter’s hearse arrives in Atlanta
20:34 , Katie Hawkinson
Former president Jimmy Carter’s hearse has arrived in Atlanta, Georgia after a four-hour-long journey from his hometown of Plains.
Governor Brian Kemp, along with other state leaders, will be in the state capital to mourn the 39th president.
“Marty, the girls, and I join all Georgians and the entire nation in mourning the loss of former President Jimmy Carter,” Kemp said after Carter’s passing. “As the only American president thus far to come from Georgia, he showed the world the impact our state and its people have on the country. And as a son of Plains, he always valued Georgians and the virtues of our state, choosing to return to his rural home after his time in public office.”
Jimmy Carter’s hearse pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday (EPA)
Carter’s family mourns 39th president outside of State Capitol in Atlanta
20:58 , Katie Hawkinson
Former president Jimmy Carter’s family and state lawmakers have gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol to pay their respects to the 39th president.
Mourners and former president Jimmy Carter’s family members watch as his casket arrives at the State Capitol (AFP via Getty Images)
Jimmy Carter’s son, Jack Carter, and grandson Jason Carter watch as his hearse arrives in Atlanta, Georgia (via REUTERS)
Carter’s private memorial begins
21:23 , Katie Hawkinson
President Jimmy Carter’s private memorial at the Carter Presidential Center has begun.
“We’ll have many chances this week to pay tribute to my grandfather, but it was important for all of us that we stop here,” the former president’s grandson Jason Carter said of the Center.
“These buildings, as you all know, are filled with his life, not just because this is a museum to his life, and not just because there’s a collection here of his beloved paintings, but his spirit fills this place, and the real reason that this spirit fills this place is because of the people who are standing here, the people in this room from the library and the museum and the Carter Center itself.”
Jimmy Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, speaks at his private memorial (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
President Carter’s son speaks at memorial
21:31 , Katie Hawkinson
Former president Jimmy Carter’s son, James “Chip” Carter, spoke at his private memorial at the Carter Presidential Center.
“I’m so proud of Jason for accepting to be our family member on the Board,” James said of Jason Carter, the 39th president’s grandson.
“We’re trusting him with my father’s legacy now so no pressure,” Jack said, eliciting a laugh from the crowd.
He went on to tell a story about how Carter helped him learn Latin after he failed his final exam in the class.
“[My father] came into my room and said, we were on Christmas vacation, he said, ‘You have your Latin book?’…When he came home that night, we spent an hour and a half, him teaching me Latin that he had learned from my book that day,” James said.
“He did that every day of Christmas vacation, and the first day of the school year after Christmas, I went to my teacher and asked her if she’d let me take the final over again that she’d given us the midterm test,” he continued. “And she said yes. So after school that day, I took that test, and I made 100.”
“I owed it to my father who spent that kind of time with me.”
James ‘Chip’ Carter speaks at his father’s private memorial at the Carter Presidential Center (AP)
Jimmy Carter to lie in repose until Tuesday
22:05 , Katie Hawkinson
Former president Jimmy Carter will lie in repose in Atlanta, Georgia until Tuesday morning at 6 a.m. local time, when his casket will begin its journey to Washington, DC.
The Independent’s live blog coverage will resume January 7.
