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.

ByEmily Shapiro
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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Jan 04, 2025, 10:25 AM EST

Secret Service agents carry Carter's remains to hearse

The week-long funeral ceremonies for former President Jimmy Carter are officially underway.

Former and current US Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, move the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., Jan. 4, 2025.
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Members of the public holding American flags gathered outside the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, to honor Carter as his remains leave the facility.

Current and former Secret Service agents who protected Carter since he took office served as pallbearers, carrying the former president’s remains from the medical center to the waiting hearse.

Former and current US Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, move the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., Jan. 4, 2025.
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Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, move the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, on Jan. 4, 2025, in Americus, Georgia.
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The agents walked alongside the hearse with their hands on the vehicle as it slowly left the medical center.

Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, walk with the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., Jan. 4, 2025.
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After departing from the medical center, the motorcade will drive by Carter’s boyhood home in nearby Plains.

People line the street before the casket of former President Jimmy Carter departs Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, on Jan. 4, 2025.
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Carter will then be driven to Atlanta for a ceremony Saturday afternoon.

A motorcade will take Former president Jimmy Carter's body from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.
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Former President Jimmy Carter’s casket depart Phoebe Sumter Medical Center

A motorcade will take Former president Jimmy Carter's body from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.
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Jan 04, 2025, 10:22 AM EST

Motorcade arrives at medical center

The Carter family has arrived at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, to witness the transfer of former President Jimmy Carter.

PHOTO: Members of the Carter family watch as the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is moved at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, on Jan. 4, 2025, in Americus, Georgia.
Members of the Carter family watch as former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail, move the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, on Jan. 4, 2025, in Americus, Georgia.
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After leaving the medical center, the motorcade will drive by Carter’s boyhood home in nearby Plains. Carter will then be taken to Atlanta for an afternoon ceremony.

Jan 04, 2025, 4:52 AM EST

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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