The thirty ninth president might be buried at his Georgia house. Here’s the most recent.

A weeklong collection of tributes to former President Jimmy Carter culminates on Thursday with a solemn state funeral in Washington that may deliver collectively all 5 of the nation’s dwelling presidents, who will quickly put down their partisan swords to bid farewell to one in every of their very own.

Mr. Carter, who has lain in state for the previous two days on the Capitol, might be dropped at Washington National Cathedral for a ten a.m. service that includes all of the rituals of a nationwide send-off. Then he might be flown again to his hometown, Plains, Ga., for burial exterior the modest ranch home the place he lived most of his life and died final week.

The service represents the top of America’s honors to its thirty ninth president, who sought to heal the nation after the traumas of the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War as he presided over a tumultuous time, from 1977 to 1981.

Here’s what to know:

• Eulogies from two presidents: President Biden will ship a eulogy, and the eulogies written by former President Gerald R. Ford and former Vice President Walter F. Mondale earlier than their very own deaths might be learn by their sons, Steven Ford and Ted Mondale. Mr. Carter defeated Mr. Ford within the 1976 election however they later grew to become associates, whereas Mr. Mondale was his shut associate for 4 years within the White House. Jason Carter, the previous president’s grandson, and Stuart E. Eizenstat, a longtime buddy and White House home adviser to Mr. Carter, may also ship eulogies. Here is a have a look at the audio system and performers.

• Going house: Mr. Carter’s coffin might be introduced from the cathedral to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for his final flight aboard a presidential jet used as Air Force One. After a last personal service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, the place Mr. Carter taught Sunday faculty deep into his 90s, a motorcade with the coffin will make a final journey by Plains to the Carter house. Navy jets will conduct a flyover in missing-man formation after which Mr. Carter might be interred in a household plot subsequent to Rosalynn Carter, his spouse of 77 years, who died in late 2023. Here is the schedule for the day.

• Five dwelling presidents: In addition to Mr. Biden, former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, in addition to President-elect Donald J. Trump, are additionally anticipated to attend, making the funeral the primary gathering of the so-called presidents membership since Mr. Trump’s election win in November. The identical group is anticipated to collect once more simply 11 days later for his inauguration. Mr. Trump would be the odd man out among the many presidents, who view him as a harmful pressure and in some instances have denounced him harshly. Even Mr. Bush, the one different Republican within the group, has written in different candidates somewhat than forged a poll for Mr. Trump.

• Day of mourning: Mr. Biden, who stands out as the surviving president who was closest to Mr. Carter, has declared Thursday a nationwide day of mourning and closed the federal authorities to all however mandatory operations whereas flags fly at half-staff. Here’s a have a look at the custom.