Former President Jimmy Carter to be honored over 6-day funeral schedule

Preparations have started for the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100. Events are set in Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia, and in Washington, D.C. Mark Strassman has more.

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Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins in Georgia

The six-day state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter began in his home town of Plains, Georgia, Saturday. Carter was honored and remembered in a service at the Carter Center in Atlanta, ...
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Jimmy Carter's life honored in Atlanta, Georgia | Special Report

A memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday at the Carter Center. His son, grandson and others paid tribute to Carter's life, work and legacy. His ...
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Memorial services for Jimmy Carter begin in Georgia ahead of state funeral

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What comes next in Jimmy Carter's funeral procession after the Atlanta service

After members of the Carter Center pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter on Saturday, the lobby with his casket will be open to the public in Atlanta. The 39th president will lie in ...
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Jimmy Carter's son, Chip Carter, honors his father

Chip Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter, honored his father's legacy during the funeral ceremony at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday. The late president died at the age ...
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Jimmy Carter updates: Former president to remain in Atlanta through Tuesday

The funeral ceremonies for former President Jimmy Carter are underway. His body was transferred from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.
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Jimmy Carter's grandson pays tribute to the late president

Jason Carter, former President Jimmy Carter's grandson, remembered his grandfather at a funeral service at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday. The 39th president died last weekend ...
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Jimmy Carter's casket arrives at the Carter Center in Atlanta

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, the first day of his funeral procession. CBS News chief election and campaign ...
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Days-long funeral procession for Jimmy Carter begins in south Georgia

Motorcade with flag-draped casket heads to boyhood home in Plains before moving to Atlanta, then Washington. Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began on Saturday in south Georgia, where the 39th US ...
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Jimmy Carter to be buried next to Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Georgia, after state funeral

After the six-day state funeral, former President Jimmy Carter will be buried next to his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, in Plains, Georgia. Rosalynn Carter died in November 2023. CBS ...
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Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral underway in Georgia

A state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter is underway in his home state of Georgia. The procession will start later today and mourners will have the opportunity to pay their last respects ...
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Jimmy Carter’s Funeral: See the Full Schedule of Events

The gestures of remembrance have all been selected to reflect the 39th president’s rural roots and political career in Georgia and Washington, and his legacy of global advocacy.
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Jimmy Carter's 6-day funeral begins in Georgia

The six-day state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter began in his home town of Plains, Georgia, Saturday. Carter was honored and remembered in a service at the Carter Center in Atlanta, ...
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Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage

Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the ...
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Jimmy Carter's state funeral begins with procession in Plains, Georgia | Special Report

America's final salute to former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday with a funeral procession in Plains, Georgia. Carter died Sunday at age 100. A hearse carrying Carter's casket left Phoebe ...
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State funeral of Jimmy Carter begins

America's goodbye to its 39th president officially begins today, as the nearly week-long state funeral of Jimmy Carter begins. The funeral will include stops throughout his home state of Georgia, ...
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Events honoring Jimmy Carter to begin in Georgia

This weekend begins six days of memorial events for former President Jimmy Carter, who died last Sunday at the age of 100. Mark Strassmann has more from Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia.
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Services to remember former President Jimmy Carter set to begin this weekend

Starting on Saturday, Americans will say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter. Six days of remembrances, split between Georgia and Washington D.C., will salute Carter, who died Sunday at 100 ...
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Indian village that changed its name to honor Jimmy Carter pays tribute

A village in India named after the late former President Jimmy Carter fondly remembers his visit almost 50 years ago.
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Trump says he'll attend Jimmy Carter's funeral

President-elect Donald Trump says he will attend former President Jimmy Carter's funeral next week at Washington National Cathedral. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more from outside the ...
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Trump says he will attend Jimmy Carter's funeral amid history of mutual criticism

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to attend former President Jimmy Carter's funeral next week in Washington.
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Security measures boosted ahead Jimmy Carter funeral in D.C.

Washington, D.C., is bolstering security measures for several big events occurring in the nation's capital, including the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. CBS News' Skyler Henry has more ...
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Final arrangements set for Jimmy Carter's funeral

The final plans are in place for former President Jimmy Carter's funeral. Carter died over the weekend at the age of 100. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more.
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Trump says he'll attend Carter's funeral

President-elect Trump is planning to attend the funeral of former President Carter, he said Tuesday. Asked by The Associated Press as he walked into a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in ...
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Trump Says He Plans to Attend Carter’s Funeral

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Former Hostages in Iran Crisis Recall Jimmy Carter’s Quest to Free Them

The Iran hostage crisis became a symbol of a failed presidency, but for some of those who lived it, Jimmy Carter was the one who brought them home at the expense of his political career.
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Former President Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Sunday.
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