Jimmy Carter funeral procession moves from Georgia to D.C.: Live updates recap
Jimmy Carter’s funeral procession left Atlanta for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, the next leg of a six-day journey that began Saturday in southwest Georgia and ends Thursday, when the former president will be buried in his hometown Plains, Georgia.
After lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta since Saturday, Carter’s remains were transported around 11:30 a.m. to Dobbins Air Reserve Base and flown to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The motorcade then arrived at the U.S. Navy Memorial, where the hearse was transferred to a horse-drawn caisson and the procession continued to the U.S. Capitol. Members of Congress paid their respects in a late afternoon ceremony.
Public visitation was scheduled to begin later Tuesday night as Carter lies in state in the rotunda. Public visitation at the U.S. Capitol will resume Wednesday and last until Thursday morning.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported extensively on Carter’s life and legacy since the Georgia peanut farmer-turned-president died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Our team of journalists will continue to report on the funeral procession every step of the way.
You can read Tuesday’s live blog, which included real-time updates and analysis, below.
The live updates blog will resume here at ajc.com on Thursday morning, when a state funeral will be held at the Washington National Cathedral before Carter returns home to Georgia.
We also invite you to browse the AJC collection of Jimmy Carter coverage. You’ll find stories, photo galleries and videos about Jimmy Carter — from his early days in Plains to his time in the White House to his post-presidential life.
