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Remembering Jimmy Carter: State funeral in DC honors legacy of an honest president who rose above politics

By Katharine Jackson, Jeff Mason and Bo Erickson, Reuters Posted on January 9, 2025

Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.

Hundreds of mourners, including all five living current and former U.S. presidents, filed into the Washington National Cathedral, where Carter’s flag-draped coffin was attended by a military honor guard.

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