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.

President Biden will deliver a eulogy, and tributes written by Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale will be read by their sons.

Stuart Eizenstat, former adviser to the late President Jimmy Carter, offered in his eulogy at the National Cathedral what he called a redemption of Carter’s time in office.

The first vote I ever cast was against Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election. I was 20 and in college, trying to leave behind my strict Southern Baptist upbringing. Carter seemed to embody much of what I hoped to escape.

The president-elect sat in the row directly ahead of Mike Pence, who was once the target of a violent mob bent on keeping Trump in power.

All five of the living US presidents attended the state funeral for Jimmy Carter – America’s 39th President – in the Washington National Cathedral, with tributes being paid to the 39th president by colleagues,

WASHINGTON — The nation bade farewell to former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday with a majestic state funeral for a man who was anything but, remembering a peanut farmer from Georgia who rose to the heights of power and used it to fight for justice, eradicate disease and wage peace, not war.

On Thursday afternoon, Carter’s body will return to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, for a private service and private interment. Carter will be buried next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, who died on Nov. 19, 2023, at the age of 96.

The nation this week celebrated Jimmy Carter, the religious man who truly practiced what he preached. The services in Washington Thursday were reflections and solemn tributes, not so much for the 39th president but for a man who lived a rich,

Now, honesty and truth telling were synonymous with the name Jimmy Carter," said Steven Ford, son of former president Gerald Ford. "For Jimmy Carter, honesty was not the aspirational goal,

Jimmy Carter's funeral brings presidents Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush, and Clinton together for an emotional tribute to their predecessor.

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.