Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals.

Steven Ford delivers a eulogy written for Jimmy Carter by his late father, former President Gerald Ford.

Former President Ford and former Vice President Mondale had their eulogies read at the state funeral of former President Carter years after passing away.

Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford may have started as political rivals, but they formed a tight bond behind the scenes, a former White House staffer tells PEOPLE. Their connection would span dec

Government agencies and major stock exchanges will be closed on Thursday to honor Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th U.S. president.

Follow live updates and the latest news as the nation honors Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.

Former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities, and other notable figures gathered to honor the former president.

The late President Gerald Ford wrote a eulogy for his good friend President Jimmy Carter, which his youngest son Steven Ford read at the National Cathedral in a moving moment during Carter’s funeral.

WASHINGTON >> Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who struggled with a bad economy and a hostage crisis but was widely admired in his post-White House career, was remembered during his state funeral today as a man who put honesty and kindness above politics.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital, followed by a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.