6 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral recap: Even CNN can't ignore the icy tension between Jill Biden and Kamala Harris

DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live coverage of the state funeral of the 39th US president Jimmy Carter in Washington following his death at the age of 100.

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6 hours ago Joe Biden speaks for a vanishing age in eulogy praising Jimmy Carter’s decency

Memorial service heard of humility and integrity amid a hyper-partisan, smash-mouth political landscape of 2025Biden hails Carter’s strength of character in eulogyJimmy Carter funeral: in pictures“Character. Character. Character.”Speaking from the pulpit of a hushed Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Joe Biden seemed to be eulogising something bigger than the late US president who lay in a stars and stripes-draped casket before him. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago The Guardian view on Jimmy Carter’s funeral: requiem for a good man and a better era | Editorial

Five living presidents gathered at the service in Washington. They were a reminder of how much has changed in US politicsHeavy with honours, attended by all living US presidents, and swathed in public affection, Jimmy Carter received a solemn state funeral on Thursday on the kind of cold and crystalline January day at which Washington DC’s climate can excel. Within hours, though, the 39th US president’s remains were interred in a private ceremony alongside his wife Rosalynn, in the shadow of the modest house they built in 1961 in Plains, Georgia, where Mr Carter was born more than a century ago, and where he died at the end of December.This sharp juxtapositions of Mr Carter’s final day in the world’s eye were somehow appropriate. He made his home in Washington for the four years of his presidency, but his roots and heart were always in Georgia. His manifest personal decency and lack of Beltway experience made him the “not-Nixon” that the US needed after...

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9 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: 39th president’s remains head to Georgia for burial next to wife Rosalynn

President Biden honored Carter’s ‘character’ during his eulogy as Trump, Obama and other former presidents attended the service at the Washington National Cathedral

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9 hours ago Biden hails Jimmy Carter’s strength of character in eulogy at state funeral

Service marks end of 39th president’s lying in state at ceremony attended by all five living presidentsJimmy Carter funeral – latest newsJimmy Carter’s six-day farewell to the nation culminated on Thursday morning with a eulogy from Joe Biden on faith and character as the 39th president received a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.During the service, the US president said that he had been the first senator to endorse Carter’s presidential run – highlighting how his predecessor saw challenges “well into the future” and taught him the power of morality. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Biden hails Jimmy Carter’s ‘strength of character’ in eulogy for 39th president

‘Throughout his life, he showed us what it means to be a practitioner of good works and a good and faithful servant of God and of the people,’ Biden said Thursday at a service attended by all living presidents

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10 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral live: Even CNN can't ignore the icy tension between Jill Biden and Kamala Harris

DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live coverage of the state funeral of the 39th US president Jimmy Carter in Washington following his death at the age of 100.

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10 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: Garth Brooks performs 39th president’s favorite song as Trump, Obama share a laugh ahead of service

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were also in attendance while Joe Biden delivered a eulogy to honor the 39th president

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10 hours ago Joe Biden hails Jimmy Carter’s character in eulogy at memorial service celebrating former president’s long life – latest updates

President speaks as thousands gather for former president’s funeral service at Washington national cathedral before he is laid to rest in GeorgiaMembers of the military have carried Jimmy Carter’s casket down the steps of the Capitol.They walked down the steps on the eastern side of the building, taking them one at a time. It’s a fairly cold 26F today in Washington DC and the honor guard is bundled up. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral live: Mike Pence's wife Karen refuses to shake Trump's hand at National Cathedral

DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live coverage of the state funeral of the 39th US president Jimmy Carter in Washington following his death at the age of 100.

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15 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral: mourners gather at Washington national cathedral

39th president’s funeral service to be held at Washington national cathedral before he is laid to rest in Georgia7am: Public visitation of Carter’s lying in state ends.9am: Carter’s casket departs the US Capitol. The funeral motorcade travels to Washington national cathedral, passing by the White House. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Jimmy Carter to receive state funeral in Washington DC before burial in Georgia

Service marks end of 39th president’s lying in state, with all five living presidents expected to attend processionJimmy Carter’s six-day farewell to the nation culminates on Thursday as the 39th president receives a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before returning to his home town of Plains, Georgia, for burial beside his wife, Rosalynn.The service marks the end of Carter’s lying in state at the US Capitol, where yesterday Vice-President Kamala Harris led tributes to a president whose legacy of humanitarian work and diplomatic achievements stretched far beyond his single term in office. Continue reading...

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