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, 3:55 PM EST

Hearse arrives at Carter Presidential Center

Former President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade has arrived at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta for a 4 p.m. service.

The motorcade carrying former President Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at his presidential library in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the state funeral.
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Motorcade arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library for state funeral

The motorcade carrying former President Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at his presidential library in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the state funeral.
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A military body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to lie in repose in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2025.
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"Hail to the Chief" and “America the Beautiful” were played as his coffin was brought to the building, with the Carter family looking on.

Carter’s son Chip Carter and grandson Jason Carter are expected to speak.

Angela Abreu lays flowers at a memorial for former US President Jimmy Carter in front of the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 4, 2025.
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President Carter is survived by four children -- John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff) and Amy Lynn -- and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, died on Nov. 19, 2023, at age 96.

Jan 04, 2025, 3:40 PM EST

Motorcade stops at Georgia's state capitol

The motorcade’s first stop in Atlanta is Georgia’s state capitol, where former President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a moment of silence.

The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, on Jan. 4, 2025.
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The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Carter served as governor of Georgia and a state senator before becoming the 39th president.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens are among the officials at the capitol to pay their respects. The president's son Jack Carter and grandson Jason Carter briefly exited the car to shake officials' hands.

Jack Carter, and grandson Jason Carter greet officials as the hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Grandson Jason Carter hugs Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens as the hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Jack Carter greets Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2025.
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Georgia state troopers who were on Carter’s protective detail during his time as governor also attended.

Jan 04, 2025, 2:45 PM EST

Carter’s White House portrait dressed in black bunting

Former President Jimmy Carter’s official White House portrait has been dressed in black bunting.

Visitors to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery gaze at a Norman Rockwell portrait of former President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office of the White House, draped in black mourning cloth, in Washington, D.C., Dec. 30, 2024.
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President Joe Biden ordered American flags to be flown at half-mast for 30 days following Carter’s death. He also marked Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning.

Jan 04, 2025, 2:04 PM EST

Georgia residents line the streets to watch motorcade

Georgia residents from Ellaville to Fort Valley lined the streets with their families, holding American flags, to watch former President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade pass by on Saturday.

People watch as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter south of Ellaville, Ga., Jan. 4, 2025, en route to Atlanta.
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Mourners gather as the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter passes through Fort Valley, Georgia, on Jan. 4, 2025, en route to Atlanta.
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People gather to see the hearse carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter travel from the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, to The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, in Preston, Georgia, Jan. 4, 2025.
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The motorcade is driving through several Georgia towns while en route from Carter’s hometown of Plains to Atlanta.

The motorcade will reach Atlanta around 3 p.m.

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