Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.

The US will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as his official state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter will lie in state in Washington for a second day. His remains arrived in Washington on Tuesday as part of state funeral rites and people will pay their respects again Wednesday.

It’s the world’s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.

America is remembering and honoring President Jimmy Carter.

Plains, Georgia is preparing to bid farewell to a beloved resident, Jimmy Carter. His longtime church, Maranatha Baptist, is at the center of these preparations. The town of Plains has a population of about 600,

Flags around the country continue to be displayed at half-staff on land and half-mast over water in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died in late December. Carter, who served in the White House from 1979-1981,

On Dec. 29, California Gov. Gavin Newsom also announced that flags at the State Capitol and Capitol Annex Swing Space would be flown at half-staff in honor of Carter. The country’s most recent national day of mourning was in December 2018, following the death of former President George H.W. Bush.

Perhaps Carter’s most revealing poem, “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” concerns the man who never got to see his namesake son’s achievements. He wrote that he despised Earl’s discipline, and swallowed hunger for “just a word of praise.”

Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and living a life of service.

The Carter administration administration marked a break from the Cold War-era policies of prioritizing strategic interests over moral values, advocating instead for a foreign policy that