Jimmy Carter in 2006. (Michael Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
The state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter was held Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, where all five living presidents — President Biden; former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama; and President-elect Donald Trump — and other dignitaries gathered to pay their respects to the 39th president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100.
Jason Carter, his grandson, shared personal anecdotes about his grandfather, who he called “Pawpaw,” including memories of him answering the door wearing short-shorts with Crocs and his home filled with fishing trophies.
Biden also delivered a eulogy at the funeral, and eulogies written by former President Gerald Ford, who died in 2006, and Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president who died in 2021, were read by their sons.
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"Throughout his life, he showed what it means to be a practitioner of good works," Biden said, noting that Carter also helped establish a "model post-presidency by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in America."
Stuart Eizenstat, who served as Carter’s domestic policy adviser, remembered him as "the first president to make human rights a priority for U.S. foreign policy."
"He may not be a candidate for Mount Rushmore,” Eizenstat added, “but he belongs in the foothills of making the U.S. stronger and the world safer."
The remains of former President Jimmy Carter leave the U.S. Capitol for the state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Jeenah Moon/Pool via AFP via Getty Images)
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 Capitol on Thursday. (Jeenah Moon/Pool via AP)
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried from the Capitol on the way to a state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives in a hearse at the National Cathedral for a state funeral on Thursday. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
President-elect Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive to attend the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
President-elect Donald Trump greets his former Vice President Mike Pence as former Vice President Al Gore looks on during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, his wife Laura Bush, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump attend the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Former President Barack Obama speaks with President-elect Donald Trump before the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
The remains of former President Jimmy Carter arrive at the Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral service on Thursday. (Haiyun Jiang/Pool via AFP via Getty Images)
From back left: Former President Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state; former President George W. Bush; former first lady Laura Bush; former President Barack Obama; President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump. From front left: President Biden, first lady Jill Biden Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff during the funeral service of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The remains of former President Jimmy Carter arrive at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, center, salutes the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday for a state funeral. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Haiyun Jiang/Pool via Getty Images)
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Ben Curtis/AP)
The casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral on Thursday. (Haiyun Jiang/Pool via Getty Images)
Steve Ford, son of the late former President Gerald Ford, speaks at the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Ted Mondale, son of the late former Vice President Walter Mondale, delivers a tribute written by his father, during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. (Ben Curtis/AP)
Jason Carter, grandson of late former President Jimmy Carter, speaks at the state funeral for his grandfather at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
President Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden delivers the eulogy at the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden touches the casket after delivering remarks at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral at the National Cathedral on Thursday. (Haiyun Jiang/Pool via Getty Images)
The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are carried by an honor guard on departure from the Washington National Cathedral after a state funeral service on Thursday. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Jack Carter, right, and his wife Liz react during the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral on Thursday. (Ricky Carioti/Pool via AP)
A joint services body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter after a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
U.S. Military Body Bearers carry the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter from the Washington National Cathedral following his state funeral as, from left, former Vice Presidents Al Gore and Mike Pence, Karen Pence, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump, President Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff look on on Thursday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
A joint services body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter out of Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
A person stands near the casket of former President Jimmy Carter as it leaves the Washington National Cathedral after the State Funeral on Thursday. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
A hearse waits outside Washington National Cathedral following the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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