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- Source: Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his post-presidential work, died on December 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia, after nearly two years in hospice care. At the age of 100 years, 89 days, Carter was the longest-lived U.S. president in history and the first president to reach the age of 100.
Condolences were issued by leaders from around the world, and an extensive funeral schedule was set forth, including a period of Carter lying in state at the United States Capitol, and a national day of mourning and federal holiday declared by President Joe Biden to be held on January 9, the day of Carter's funeral service.
Background
After several years dealing with various health issues and declining physical ability, particularly being diagnosed with melanoma that metastasized to his brain and liver, the Carter Center announced on February 18, 2023, that Carter was staying at home to "receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention". Sources noted that hospice care medically means that the patient's life expectancy is no more than six months to live, and patients in hospice care typically die within several weeks. The following week after the announcement, it was reported that Carter's close family members had come to his home in Georgia to spend his final days with him, although local news reported four months later that Carter remained "in great spirits, visiting with family and still enjoying ice cream".
In late August 2023, Carter's grandson Jason Carter provided an update on Carter's health, noting that his grandfather was "in the final chapter" of his life, and in mid-September, Jason further reported that both Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter were "coming to the end", though both were well enough to be taken for a drive through the Plains Peanut Festival on September 23. On November 17, 2023, it was announced that his wife Rosalynn would also be entering hospice care; she died two days later, at the age of 96. Carter's final public appearance was on October 1, 2024, his 100th birthday, when he viewed a military flyover.
Carter had been the earliest-serving living former president for 18 years, since the death of Gerald Ford in 2006. In September 2012, he surpassed Herbert Hoover as the president with the longest retirement. Seven years later, on March 22, 2019, he became the nation's longest-lived president, when he surpassed the lifespan of George H. W. Bush, who was 94 years, 171 days of age when Bush died in November 2018; both men were born in 1924. He noted how difficult it felt to reach his nineties, the former president saying in a 2019 interview with People that he never expected to live as long as he has, claiming his secret to a long life was a good marriage.
On December 29, 2024, Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter's son, James E. Carter III, said he died at around 3:45 p.m. EST.
Reactions
President Joe Biden stated that "America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian", and president-elect Donald Trump said Carter "did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans." In an address from Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, Biden said that Carter was a "remarkable leader". Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton paid tribute to Carter, as did former vice president Al Gore. Senator Bernie Sanders, for whom Carter voted during the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries, stated that "Jimmy Carter, both for what he did as president and in his later years, will be remembered as a decent, honest and down-to-earth man." Across Georgia's political landscape, his death was also mourned by Governor Brian Kemp, former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, the state's congressional delegation and many others by both Republicans and Democrats in Georgia. Delta Air Lines, operating its largest hub in Atlanta, also reacted to Carter's death, lauding his past life.
Internationally, Carter's death was mourned by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, King Charles III of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, British prime minister Keir Starmer, Italian president Sergio Mattarella, Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Israeli president Isaac Herzog, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Francis, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese president Xi Jinping, Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, European Council president António Costa, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Philippine president Bongbong Marcos, Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Vietnamese president Lương Cường.
Unlike other reactions, Iranian state television's coverage of Carter's death criticized him as the "architect of economic sanctions" against Iran. A moment of silence was held for Carter at the United Nations Security Council on December 30.
Initial activities
= National mourning
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President Biden ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff for thirty days in accordance with federal law, including at president-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration. Governors then issued executive orders honoring Carter and lowering flags in their states to half-staff. Biden declared a national day of mourning and federal holiday for January 9, the day of Carter's funeral service.
Black mourning drapes were placed over portraits of Carter at Smithsonian Institution facilities, the White House, the Georgia State Capitol, the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, and other official sites.
= Gun salutes and memorial musters
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United States armed forces installations and ships at sea fired continuous artillery volleys at 30-minute intervals from sunrise to sunset on Monday, December 30, as prescribed by military regulation following the death of a former president.
= Prayer services and pastoral statements
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At Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, where Carter was a member, a memorial prayer vigil was held on December 30. Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben, the chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, led the chamber in prayer for Carter on December 31. The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.—where Carter taught Sunday School during his presidency—announced plans for a prayer service in Carter's memory.
The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church enacted a resolution recalling Carter as a "devoted Christian who embodied Jesus' teachings". The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement declaring that Carter "embraced the Savior’s admonition" and noting it would pray "that the Carter family may feel comfort and peace". On behalf of Pope Francis, the Secretary of the Apostolic See, Pietro Parolin, announced that "the Holy Father commends him [Carter] to the infinite mercies of almighty God and prays for the consolation of all who mourn his loss".
Planning for Carter's death had begun several years prior, according to The New York Times. Carter's remains will be taken by motorcade to Atlanta from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. They will travel through Plains and will stop at his boyhood home in nearby Archery, where the National Park Service will salute him, and the farm's bell will be rung 39 times. They will also stop at the Georgia State Capitol for a salute by the Georgia State Patrol and a moment of silence led by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, and members of the Georgia General Assembly. Carter's remains will then be taken to the Carter Center, where he will lie in repose from January 4 to 7. On January 7, Carter's remains will travel to Washington, D.C., on a military flight under the call sign Special Air Mission 39 from Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
Upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Carter's remains will be taken by motorcade to the United States Navy Memorial. They will then be taken by a horse-drawn caisson to the United States Capitol in a funeral procession. He will lie in state at the United States Capitol beginning January 7 to the morning of January 9 in the rotunda.
The Washington National Cathedral will host the state funeral service on January 9, 2025. Biden is set to deliver Carter's eulogy. In addition, Jason Carter, Carter's grandson, will deliver a speech. Eulogies will be delivered by Steven Ford on behalf of his father, Gerald Ford, Carter's predecessor as president and opponent in the 1976 presidential election, who died in 2006, and Ted Mondale on behalf of his father, Walter Mondale, Carter's vice-president, who died in 2021.
After the funeral in Washington, D.C., Carter's remains will be transported back to Georgia on a military flight under the same call sign from Joint Base Andrews back to Lawson Army Airfield at Fort Moore in Columbus, Georgia. Upon arrival back in Georgia, Carter's remains will travel by motorcade to Maranatha Baptist Church for a private funeral service with his family and close friends. After that service, Carter's remains will be taken by motorcade back to his home for a private burial.
See also
State funerals in the United States
References
External links
President Biden on the Death of Former President Jimmy Carter on C-SPAN
Jimmy Carter Tribute Page on C-SPAN
Official Jimmy Carter Tribute Site
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