Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral ceremonies began in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 7. Carter died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. During Carter's state funeral ceremonies, his casket was transported from Atlanta, Georgia, to the U.S. Capitol, where Carter lies in state. See images of the procession.
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US Senator Patrick Leahy (C) and his wife Marcelle Pomerleau (C, rear) pay their respects as former US President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 8, 2025, in Washington, DC.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris, from left, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, attend a ceremony for late former US President Jimmy Carter in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A family member touches the flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on January 7, 2025.
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Carter’s casket traveling by a horse-drawn caisson arrives to the US Capitol.
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Carter’s casket travels by a horse-drawn caisson to the US Capitol to lie in state.
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Members of the Carter family watch as Carter’s casket sits on a horse-drawn caisson in front of the U.S. Navy Memorial.
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Carter’s casket is transferred to a horse-drawn caisson at the U.S. Navy Memorial before traveling on to the Capitol.
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Members of the U.S. Navy await Carter’s casket at the U.S. Navy Memorial.
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Spectators wait for Carter’s casket to arrive at the U.S. Navy Memorial.
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Special Air Mission 39, carrying the casket with the body of former US president Jimmy Carter, arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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Carter's son Jack Carter and Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp watch as Carter's casket is placed into Special Air Mission 39 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia.
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U.S. Military Body Bearers place the flag-draped casket in Special Air Mission 39 on its way to Washington, DC at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
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Military members fire a 21-gun salute before the casket is placed into Special Air Mission 39.
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The hearse carrying the casket arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
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The hearse passes through Atlanta, Georgia on its way to Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
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People watch as the motorcade carrying the casket the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The joint services military honor guard stand around the casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
