Former President Jimmy Carter's national funeral service will take place today at Washington National Cathedral, following two days of tributes in the Capitol Rotunda.
What to know:
- Carter's casket was transported from the U.S. Capitol to Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning.
- The invitation-only service will begin at 10 a.m. ET, with President Joe Biden delivering a eulogy.
- Former President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump are expected to attend.
- After the service, Carter will be returned to Plains, Georgia for a private burial alongside his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023.
- Carter died on December 29, was the longest-living U.S. president at 100, and a champion of human rights.
- Biden declared January 9 as a national day of mourning for Carter.
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07:31 AM EST
Eric Adams shares statement about Carter
New York City Mayor Eric Adams shared a statement via X, honoring Jimmy Carter.
"I, and Americans across our country, thank him for his dedication to serving others and for working tirelessly to better our nation," he wrote in part about the former president.
Today, President Jimmy Carter will be laid to rest, and the world will mourn a true public servant, both while in office and in the decades after.
I, and Americans across our country, thank him for his dedication to serving others and for working tirelessly to better our nation.…
07:30 AM EST
NYSE and Nasdaq to close for National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shut down on January 9 to honor the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at age 100.
This closure, in line with the tradition following the death of US presidents, coincides with Carter's state funeral in Washington, D.C. The market closure follows the earlier example set in 2018 for George H. W. Bush's passing.
Both exchanges paid tribute with a moment of silence on Monday, and fixed-income markets will close early on January 9.
07:28 AM EST
Today is declared a national day of mourning
President Joe Biden declared today a national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter's death.
It is a day that is meant to honor and pay tribute to someone such as a U.S. president who died.
Today's national day of mourning takes place on the same day as Carter's funeral.
07:18 AM EST
Jimmy Carter's funeral schedule revealed
The schedule of today's events begins early in Washington:
- At 9 a.m., Carter's casket will depart the U.S. Capitol, where it has been lying in state.
- A motorcade will escort his remains to the Washington National Cathedral, arriving at 9:30 a.m., with the funeral service set to begin at 10 a.m. This service will feature tributes from President Biden and other dignitaries.
- Carter's remains and his family will depart the cathedral for Joint Base Andrews at 11:15 a.m. Together they will board Special Air Mission 39 at 11:45 a.m.
- By mid-afternoon (2 p.m.), Special Air Mission 39 will arrive at Lawson Army Airfield at Fort Moore, Georgia. Carter's family will then be taken by motorcade to Plains.
- There, an invitation-only funeral will take place at Maranatha Baptist Church at 3.45 p.m., a congregation Carter himself taught Sunday school at for decades.
- At 5:20 p.m., a U.S. Navy flyover will honor Carter's military service as a Naval Academy graduate and his time as commander-in-chief.
- The day will conclude with a private graveside service.
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