Jimmy Carter updates: Former president to remain in Atlanta through Tuesday

Carter's body was driven from his hometown of Plains to Atlanta on Saturday.

Last Updated: January 4, 2025, 4:46 PM EST

The emotional, week-long public goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter is underway.

Carter's body was transferred from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta on Saturday. The former president, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, will remain in Atlanta through Tuesday.

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Schedule of events for this week's services

Former president Jimmy Carter's body will be transferred Saturday morning from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.

People visit former President Jimmy Carter's hometown after he passed away yesterday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Plains, Georgia.
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A ceremony will be held at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Mourners can pay their respects to Carter in Atlanta over the following days before his remains are transferred to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Carter will lie in state at the Capitol from Tuesday to Thursday.

Carter will be honored with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning. President Joe Biden expected to deliver a eulogy.

On Thursday afternoon, Carter and his family will return to Plains for a private service.

The public is then invited to line the motorcade route as Carter and his family travel through Plains to the late president's final resting place.

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