PHOTOS: Nation mourns President Carter

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PHOTOS: Nation mourns President Carter

A nation mourns President Carter as he begins his final journey from Washington D.C. to Plains.

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter departs after a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A joint services body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter out of Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, following a State Funeral. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A joint services body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter to the hearse at Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, following a state funeral. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is seen in the hearse at Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, following a state funeral. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried out following a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

President Joe Biden touches the casket of former President Jimmy Carter before speaking during a state funeral for Carter at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Jack Carter, right, and his wife Liz react during the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Grandson Jason Carter, speaks during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Honorable Andrew Young speaks a Homily next to the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, during a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter is pictured during a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and other past presidents watch as a body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during the state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral for a state funeral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Pastor Tony Bowden says a prayer during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, for a State Funeral. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Carter family members Jeff Carter, from left, Jeff "Chip" Carter and Becky Carter, second right, greet President Joe Biden, third left, and first lady Jill Biden, right, at a state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

A joint services body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter into the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, for a State Funeral. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, center, salutes the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, for a state funeral. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The flag draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter leaves the U.S. Capitol en route to a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol building by a joint services military honor guard in Washington, DC on January 9, 2025.

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Washington and then onto the National Cathedral for a state funeral. (Jeenah Moon/Pool via AP)

The U.S. Navy Band walks in front of the U.S. Capitol following the departure of former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral procession in Washington, DC on January 9, 2025.

A young person watches as the casket of former President Jimmy Carter is taken from the U.S. Capitol in Washington to the National Cathedral for a state funeral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Pool via AP)

The Carter family looks on as the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried by a joint services body bearer team down the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Washington and then onto the National Cathedral for a state funeral. (Jeenah Moon/Pool via AP)

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Steve Ford, son of the late former President Gerald Ford, speaks a tribute written by his father, during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, former President George W.Bush, former first lady Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, former President and President-elect Donald Trump, former first lady Melania Trump, former Vice President Al Gore former Vice President Mike Pence and others, attend the State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Steve Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford, walks past the casket after reading a tribute written by his father, during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Vice President Kamala Harris talks with former President George W. Bush as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden sit, before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former Vice President Al Gore arrives ahead of the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Former Vice President Dan Quayle, from left, his wife Marilyn Quayle, former Vice President Al Gore and former Vice President Mike Pence are seated before the casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Former President Barack Obama talks with President-elect Donald Trump as Melania Trump listens and as former President Geroge W. Bush, Laura Bush, Vice President Kamala Harris, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive, before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and other past presidents watch as a body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during the state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral for a state funeral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral for a state funeral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

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The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter departs after a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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