Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, was honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of mourners including all five living current and former U.S. presidents packed into Washington's National Cathedral on Thursday to mourn, Jimmy Carter, the former U.S.

The state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died at the age of 100, is taking place in Washington DC. Joe Biden is delivering the eulogy - as he and four former US presidents unite for the first time since 2018.

Former President Jimmy Carter’s body will be taken from the U.S. Capitol and transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral.

Former president Jimmy Carter is now lying in state at the U.S. Capitol after arriving in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Thousands are expected to pay their respects ahead of Carter's state funeral which is scheduled for Jan.

The nation pays its final respects to the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, as his remains were escorted through Washington D.C. on Tuesday. A poignant procession from the U.S. Naval Memorial to Capitol Hill marked the beginning of the tributes to a leader remembered for his integrity and commitment to bettering people's lives.

The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Carter is the 13th former US president to lie in state in the Capitol.