ATLANTA — Editor’s note: Live streaming coverage will begin at 10 a.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 4.
People across the nation and from around the world are showing love and support to the Carter family as they prepare to say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter.
The state funeral for the late president begins Saturday. A motorcade will carry his remains from Americus, in south Georgia, and pass through his hometown in Plains before it arrives in Atlanta. There will be observances for Carter in Georgia and the Washington D.C. area over the next several days
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Below are the details for Saturday. To view the full list observances for his state funeral, which will be happening through Jan. 9, click here.
Schedule for Jan. 4 2025
These are approximate times that could potentially change.
- 10:15 a.m. ET | The Carter Family arrives at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
- 10:20 a.m. ET | Carter’s remains are carried to the hearse by current and former Special Agents in Charge from the United States Secret Service – Carter Protective Division.
- 10:30 a.m. ET | The motorcade departs Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and travels through Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia.
- 10:50 a.m. ET | Carter and his family arrive at his boyhood home for a brief pause in front of the family’s farm. During the pause, the National Park Service will honor the late president with a salute and ringing of the historic farm bell 39 times (as Carter was the 39th president).
- 10:55 a.m. ET | The late president officially begins his final journey to Atlanta.
- 3 p.m. ET | The motorcade arrives in Atlanta and pauses at Georgia’s State Capitol for a moment of silence by Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature, and Georgia Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature, and Georgia State Patrol Troopers.
- 3:05 p.m. ET | The motorcade departs for the Carter Presidential Center.
- 3:45 p.m. ET | Carter’s remains are carried into the Carter Presidential Center during an arrival ceremony.
- 4 p.m. ET | A private service at the Carter Presidential Center.
- 7 p.m. ET | Lying in Repose begins. Mourners are invited to come and pay their respects.
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More on Jimmy Carter
The 39th president died Sunday Dec. 29, 2024 after entering hospice care in February 2023. He lived another 22 months at home in his cherished hometown of Plains, Georgia.
His passing follows a year after the death of his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, who died on Nov. 19, 2023, at 96 years old. The couple forged the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history, an iconic love story as well as an enduring political and philanthropic partnership.
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Turning 100 on Oct. 1, 2024, President Carter reached a milestone: becoming the longest-living U.S. president, a feat that no other person to hold the title has reached.
He is also the only president from Georgia. James Earl Carter, Jr. was born in Plains on Oct. 1, 1924 to James Earl Carter, Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. Famously, the family business was peanut farming, and the Baptist Church was another mainstay of his upbringing.
His list of accomplishments runs long, dedicating his life to helping and serving others. He spent time in the Navy, served as governor of Georgia from 1971-75 and served as Georgia state senator from 1963-67.
Carter served president in the White House for one term, from 1977-81.
The Carter Center shared the late president he is survived by children — Jack, Chip, Jeff, and Amy; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. In addition to his beloved wife, Rosalynn, he was preceded in death by one grandchild.
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