ATLANTA, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – James Earl Carter, Jr., will make his final trip to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, a city where he served as the nation’s 39th president, after lying in repose in Atlanta for the last two days.
The public has been able to go inside the Carter Center for the last several days to say their goodbyes and thank the former president, a man who had a humanitarian impact around the world.
A departure ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. (ET), as his casket is carried out of the Carter Center and his motorcade leaves for the nation’s capital.
Carter died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100, far surpassing the record for the nation’s longest-lived former presidents.
His remains were transported from his southwest Georgia native soil on Saturday to Atlanta, and Georgians and the nation have since been paying their respects to him at the Carter Center.
Tuesday’s events are part of Carter’s six-day state funeral as ordered by President Joe Biden.
7 a.m. – Lying in repose concludes.
11 a.m. – A departure ceremony from the Carter Presidential Center.
11:30 a.m. – The motorcade departs for Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
12:10 p.m. – The late president and his family arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base and board Special Air Mission 39 after an arrival ceremony.
12:45 p.m. – Special Air Mission 39 departs for Washington.
2:15 p.m. – Special Air Mission 39 arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and Carter’s remains are transferred with ceremony to the hearse.
2:45 p.m. – The motorcade departs for the U.S. Navy Memorial.
3:30 p.m. – The motorcade arrives at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Carter’s remains are transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson with ceremony.
3:45 p.m. – The funeral procession begins marching to the U.S. Capitol via Pennsylvania Avenue, turning left onto Constitution Avenue.
4:10 p.m. – Upon arrival at the U.S. Capitol, the late president is carried up the stairs by military body bearers and into the Rotunda.
4:30 p.m. – Congress pays their respects during a service in the Rotunda.
6 p.m. – Private family time
8:30 p.m. to midnight – Lying in state opens to the public.
Wednesday, Jan. 8: The late president continues to lie in state while the military maintains a guard of honor. The public is invited to pay their respects from 7 a.m. on Jan. 8 until 7 a.m. on Jan. 9.
Thursday, Jan. 9:
7 a.m. – Lying in State concludes.
8:45 a.m. – The Carter family departs from Blair House by motorcade.
9 a.m. – A departure ceremony from the U.S. Capitol.
9:15 a.m. – The motorcade departs for Washington National Cathedral.
9:30 a.m. – Carter and his family arrive at the Washington National Cathedral.
9:55 a.m. – Carter’s remains are carried into the cathedral during a brief arrival ceremony.
10 a.m. – National Funeral Service
11 a.m. – A departure ceremony from Washington National Cathedral.
11:15 a.m. – The motorcade departs for Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
11:45 a.m. – The late president and his family arrive at Joint Base Andrews and board Special Air Mission 39 after a brief departure ceremony.
12:15 p.m. – Special Air Mission 39 departs for Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Moore, Georgia.
2 p.m. – Special Air Mission 39 arrives at Lawson Army Airfield and Carter’s remains are transferred with ceremony to the hearse.
2:30 p.m. – The motorcade departs for Maranatha Baptist Church, Plains, Georgia.
3:30 p.m. – An arrival ceremony at Maranatha Baptist Church.
3:45 p.m. – Private funeral service.
4:30 p.m. – A departure ceremony from Maranatha Baptist Church.
4:45 p.m. – The late president and his family travel by motorcade through downtown Plains. The public is invited to line the motorcade route as Carter makes his final journey through his hometown.
5:20 p.m. – The motorcade arrives at the Carter residence for a private interment. Prior to interment, the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover in honor of Carter’s naval service and time as commander-in-chief shortly after the motorcade’s arrival at the residence.
After the Carter Center announced the passing of its founder, Biden ordered a state funeral and also issued an executive order the day after Carter’s passing, closing all federal government executive departments and agencies on Jan. 9 as a “mark of respect” for the former president.
Some federal departments and agencies, his order said, may remain open “for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need.”
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