The official state funeral schedule for former President Jimmy Carter has been released.
January 4: The state funeral begins on Saturday morning with the arrival of the Carter Family at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Plains, Georgia, after which his motorcade will travel through Plains. His remains will then travel to the Carter Center in Atlanta to lie in repose through Monday, January 6.
January 7: Carter will depart the Carter Presidential Center one last time with ceremony at 9:30 a.m. His family will then travel to Washington, DC, via Special Air Mission 39, which will first arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where Carter’s remains will be transferred with ceremony to the hearse. Carter and his family will then travel by motorcade at 1:15 p.m. to the US Navy Memorial where his remains will be transferred from the hearse to a horse drawn caisson for a funeral procession up to the US Capitol at 2 p.m. Military body bearers will carry Carter into the Rotunda where members of Congress will pay their respects during a service at 3 p.m. Carter will then lie in state while the military maintains a guard of honor. The public is invited to pay their respects as he lies in state from 7 p.m. to midnight. The late president will lie in state at the US Capitol Rotunda on January 7 and 8.
January 9: The National Funeral Service will occur at the Washington National Cathedral on January 9 at 10 a.m. Then Carter will then be transported back to Plains for a private internment at the family residence that evening. The public is invited to line the motorcade route as Carter and his family travel through his beloved hometown of Plains, Georgia, to the late president’s final resting place.
Congress announces Carter will lie in state at the US Capitol between January 7 and 9
Congressional leadership announced Monday that former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, from January 7 to January 9.
“The Capitol will be open to the public during designated times for those who wish to pay their respects to President Carter,” Congressional leadership wrote in a letter to Carter’s son, James Carter III, and the Carter Center.
The letter was signed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Here’s the latest on the funeral plans to commemorate Jimmy Carter
The official state funeral in Washington, DC for former President Jimmy Carter will be held on January 9, the White House confirmed Monday.
President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a National Day of Mourning in a proclamation on Sunday, hours after Carter’s passing at the age of 100.
Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral service of Carter, a White House official said Monday, a marquee moment for Biden to pay tribute to his longtime friend at the Washington National Cathedral in the waning days of his own presidency.
“President Carter exemplified what it means to translate faith into action,” the Washington National Cathedral wrote in a statement. “From his selflessness and humanitarian spirit, we draw inspiration. And from his example of fidelity and generous faith, we find hope that we might yet learn to embody his example of good and faithful service.”
It’s a speech Biden has long been planning to give. He told donors last year that Carter asked him to deliver the eulogy.
Public observances honoring Carter’s legacy will be held in Atlanta and Washington, DC, followed by a private interment in Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, according to The Carter Center, though final arrangements are still underway.
The Joint Task Force-National Capital Region in the Department of Defense will ultimately conduct the ceremonies.
Jimmy Carter’s life and career
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, who also served in the US Navy, was president from 1977 to 1981.
Championing human rights at the center of US foreign policy, Carter forged a still-standing peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. He also established the Department of Energy in 1977.
Shortly after, Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, established The Carter Center, which has monitored international elections and promoted public health across the world.
Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral service of Jimmy Carter
President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral service of former President Jimmy Carter, a White House official said Monday, a marquee moment for Biden to pay tribute to his longtime friend at the Washington National Cathedral in the waning days of his own presidency.
Biden will join others in sending off the former president on a national day of mourning on January 9.
It’s a speech Biden has long been planning to give. He told donors last year that Carter asked him to deliver the eulogy.
US stock market will be closed January 9 to honor Jimmy Carter, NYSE and Nasdaq say
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced plans Monday to shut down on January 9 as part of a National Day of Mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
NYSE said the closure will apply to all of its stock and options markets on January 9, the day of Carter’s official state funeral in Washington, DC.
The announcement follows the tradition of US stock markets closing in the wake of the death of a US president. US markets similarly closed in November 2018 following the death of former President George H. W. Bush.
Carter, the 39th US president, died in Georgia on Sunday at the age of 100.
Nasdaq President Tal Cohen praised Carter as an “exemplary leader” whose “contributions will be felt by those around the world for years to come.”
Both the NYSE and Nasdaq observed a moment of silence at 9:20 a.m. ET on Monday.
SIFMA, a financial trade group, on Monday recommended an early market close at 2 p.m. ET on January 9 for all fixed-income cash markets in honor of the National Day of Mourning. SIFMA said the recommendation applies to all US government bond markets and trading in corporate bonds.
Analysis: Jimmy Carter’s economic legacy is stronger than most remember
Most of the attention given to former President Jimmy Carter’s domestic record has focused on US economic problems during his one term — high inflation that was worse than the recent price spikes.
But he helped to reshape the US economy more than most presidents, leading to important changes that made it far more competitive.
His administration pursued the antitrust case vs AT&T which led to its break-up early in his successor Ronald Reagan’s administration. That, and the deregulation of telecommunications that followed in the 1990s, helped to lead to technological advances for the US economy, including personal computers and the Internet.
And he passed and signed bills to deregulate both the US airline and trucking industries, which significantly lowered the cost of moving both people and goods, also making the US economy far more competitive.
But most of the effects of those policies weren’t felt during his one term in office, and thus, most people don’t associate them with Carter.
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