Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, is expected to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in January, Fox News has learned.
Officials have not yet announced the specific dates for the arrival of Carter's body in the rotunda. The New York Times reported that the thirty-ninth president is expected to lie in state in both the Georgia State Capitol and the US Capitol before holding a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in January 2022 was the state's latest lying statesman. Twelve American presidents have held power, starting with former President Abraham Lincoln. The last US president to rest in the state was former President George H.W. Bush, who died in November 2018.
It is expected that several celebrations will be held for Carter's death in the coming days. The Carter Center said on Sunday that events were expected in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Carter was from Plains, Georgia.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100
Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center on August 20, 2015, in Atlanta. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
The center noted that “final arrangements for President Carter's state funeral, including all public events and processional routes, are still pending.”
The former president will be buried privately in his hometown, where he returned after serving as president from 1977 to 1981. His death came after years of health problems, including cancer that spread to his liver and brain. Elder care income In February 2023.
Carter lived 77 years after his wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023 at the age of 96. His death inspired a wave of sympathy from both sides of the political aisle, with President-elect Trump writing that Americans “owe Carter a debt.” A debt of gratitude.”
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Carter served two terms as a state senator from Georgia from 1963 to 1967 and as governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 before being elected as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. (Photo archive)
“Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have served as President understand that this is a very exclusive club, and only we can handle the enormous responsibility of leading the greatest nation in history,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. “The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything he could to improve the lives of all Americans.”
In a statement issued Sunday, the late president's son, Chip Carter, called his father a “hero.”
“My father was a hero, not only to me, but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights and selfless love,” the statement read. “My brothers and sister and I shared it with the rest of the world through these shared beliefs.”
“The world is our family because of the way it brought people together, and we thank you for honoring its memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.”
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Former President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on April 28, 2019. (Hennessy/NoorPhoto via Getty Images)
More information about funeral and celebration plans for Carter is expected to emerge in the coming days.
