The pair paid tribute to former President Carter at his state funeral on Thursday, performing John Lennon's "Imagine."
Follow live updates and the latest news as the nation honors Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.
Jason Carter speaks at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C. Jason said that his grandfather's life was a testament to the grace of God and his grandparents were "small-town people who never forgot who they were or where they were from.
Lastly James Carter -- named for his grandfather, James Earl Carter, Jr. -- gave a reading of Matthew 5:1-16. James Carter did not add remarks to his reading, but poignantly touched his grandfather's casket as he walked back to his seat after finishing the reading.
Family, friends and former political colleagues of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, including current President Joe Biden, spoke on Thursday at his state funeral in Washington.
A pomp-filled state funeral for the 39th president brought together all five living presidents and featured a eulogy from President Biden.
President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse Carter’s one and only presidential campaign in 1976, eulogized him at Wednesday’s state funeral in Washington. Carter had been receiving hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, since 2023 for an undisclosed illness.
Jimmy Carter has been remembered at his funeral as a man of “character” and “something of a miracle” with “prophetic” vision.
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.
Obama sat next to Trump and the two longtime political rivals chatted amiably as the dignitaries filed in for the service.
The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter has begun with services in Washington, D.C. and his hometown of Plains, Georgia. The ceremonies celebrating Carter in D.C. will include a departure ceremony at the Capitol, the National Funeral Service at Washington National Cathedral and a final departure from Joint Base Andrews.