Stuart Eizenstat, Jimmy Carter's former chief domestic policy adviser, spoke about Carter's time as president when he spoke at Thursday's state funeral. See Eizenstat's full address.
Thursday is the final day of a six-day funeral for Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Thursday is the final day of a six-day funeral for Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.
Here, see all the photos of Jimmy Carter's state funeral: Carter's family, including daughter Amy Carter (4th L), watch as the Carter's casket leaves the Capitol for the state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. A view of Carter's remains leaving the Capitol. The Carter family looks on as a honor guard carries him.
Gerald Ford won’t be the only person speaking beyond the grave. Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, also had a eulogy he wrote for Carter read by his son, Ted Mondale. Walter Mondale died in 2021 at the age of 93. He was born four years after Carter.
"I've let my wife be the ultimate judge on what should be done," Carter said in 1995 of his funeral plans. Carter, who returned to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, after his term as president ended, was active in his local community, and taught Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church.
Stuart E. Eizenstat was chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 and held several senior positions in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 2001, including U.S. ambassador to the European Union, undersecretary ...
Friends, family and even a long-deceased former rival honored Jimmy Carter on Thursday at the late president’s state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
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