The first events honoring former President Jimmy Carter are set to begin Saturday in the lead-up to the official state funeral on Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
The Carter Center said in a statement the family accepted an invitation from Congress for Carter, who died last Sunday at the age of 100, to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda. Services will move from Carter’s home state of Georgia to Washington, D.C. over a span of five days.
President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning and issued an executive order closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government that day. He also directed U.S. flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days .
When is Jimmy Carter set to lie in repose?
Here is the full list of events scheduled to take place on Saturday, Jan. 4 , according to a news release from the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington (all times are in Eastern Standard Time):
- 10:15 a.m.: Carter Family arrives at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
- 10:20 a.m.: Carter’s remains are carried to the hearse by current and former Special Agents in Charge from the United States Secret Service’s Carter Protective Division.
- 10:30 a.m.: Motorcade departs Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and travels through Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia.
- 10:50 a.m.: Carter and his family arrive at his childhood home for a brief pause in front of the family’s farm, during which the National Park Service will will salute and ring a historic farm bell 39 times.
- 10:55 a.m.: Carter’s remains begin a journey to Atlanta.
- 3 p.m.: The motorcade arrives in Atlanta and pauses at Georgia’s State Capitol for a moment of silence by Georgia state officials including Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
- 3:05 p.m.: Motorcade leaves for the Carter Presidential Center.
- 3:45 p.m.: Carter’s remains are carried into the Carter Presidential Center.
- 4 p.m.: A private service begins at the Carter Presidential Center.
- 7 p.m.: Lying in repose begins. Mourners are invited to come and pay their respects.
The late president will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7 , and the public is invited to pay their respects throughout this time…