Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed John Lennon's peace anthem "Imagine" for their longtime friend, former President Jimmy Carter, at his funeral on Jan. 9, 2025. The 39th president died on Dec.

Donald Trump and Mike Pence briefly greeted each other and shook hands at Jimmy Carter’s funeral service on Thursday.

Thursday's service will cap off six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. After the funeral, Carter will return to Georgia to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's work, he came tantalizingly close, lowering the number of yearly cases from 3.

All five living presidents will be present to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning.

Mr. Carter said his spiritual rebirth was an “evolutionary thing” rather than “a flash of light or a sudden vision of God speaking.”

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

Former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities, and other notable figures gathered to honor the former president.

Former first lady Michelle Obama didn't attend the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter. Except for Michelle Obama, all of the living former presidents and their spouses were at the funeral Thursday.

Former President Ford and former Vice President Mondale had their eulogies read at the state funeral of former President Carter years after passing away.

COMMENTARY: The late president played a vital but often overlooked role, alongside Pope John Paul II, for keeping moral pressure on the Soviet Union and other repressive regimes.