(The Center Square) – Jimmy Carter, first former American president to live to 100, was eulogized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning and will be remembered before a second service and burial back in his Georgia hometown of Plains.
Five living presidents – Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump – sat in the first two rows. Biden was among those offering a eulogy.
kAmr2CE6CVD 3@5J 2?5 9:D 72>:=J EC2G6=65 3J >@E@C4256 E@ y@:?E q2D6 p?5C6HD 7@C $A64:2= p:C |:DD:@? bh 324< E@ !=2:?D[ H96C6 96V== 36 C6>6>36C65 2E |2C2?2E92 q2AE:DE r9FC49 =2E6C %9FCD52J 27E6C?@@?] p AC:G2E6 :?E6C>6?E 2E r2CE6CVD C6D:56?46[ 36D:56 9:D H:76 @7 ff J62CD #@D2=J??[ H:== 4@?4=F56 E96 52JD\=@?8 D6CG:46D 9@?@C:?8 E96 bhE9 AC6D:56?E]k^Am
Recommended for you
Votebeat reports that Wisconsin's local clerks have found an ally in the state's election chief as she withstands efforts to oust her from the job. Click for more.How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger
kAm!@=:E:42= =6256CD[ 72>:=J 2?5 25>:C6CD 82E96C65 E@ 46=63C2E6 9:D =:76 2?5 =6824J H:E9 E96 r2CE6C 72>:=J]k^Am
kAmy:== q:56? 2?5 7@C>6C 7:CDE =25:6D w:==2CJ r=:?E@?[ {2FC2 qFD9 2?5 |6=2?:2 %CF>A H6C6 2=D@ :? E96 7:CDE EH@ C@HD] |:496==6 ~32>2 H2D F?23=6 E@ 2EE6?5] r2>6C2D 42F89E 4@?86?:2= >@>6?ED 6I492?865 36EH66? s@?2=5 %CF>A[ E96 AC6D:56?E\6=64E[ 2?5 q2C24< ~32>2[ 2?5 7@C>6C ':46 !C6D:56?E |:<6 !6?46]k^Am
kAmtF=@8:6D H6C6 A@:8?2?E :? C6>6>3C2?46[ 2?5 A6C92AD ?@?6 >@C6 E92? E96 =2DE 7C@> ha\J62C\@=5 #6G] p?5C6H *@F?8 H9:=6 D62E65 ?6IE E@ E96 42D<6E]Â k^Am
kAmpD 56D4C:365 E96 5:776C6?46D @7 E96 4:G:= C:89ED 6C2[ 96 D2:5[ Qx 5@?VE >62? E9:D H:E9 2?J 5:DC6DA64Ej :EVD DE:== 92C5 7@C >6 E@ F?56CDE2?5 9@H J@F 4@F=5 86E E@ 36 AC6D:56?E[Q 2?5 96 A2FD65 367@C6 D2J:?8[ Q7C@> !=2:?D[ v6@C8:2]Qk^Am
kAm%96 C624E:@?[ 9:D 2?5 E96 >@FC?6CD[ H2D 7:==65 H:E9 49F4<=6D] p?5 96 4@?E:?F65[ 6IA=2:?:?8 9@H 6G6? 9:D 7C:6?5 sC] |2CE:? {FE96C z:?8 76=E 23@FE !=2:?D 2?5 $F>E6C r@F?EJ]k^Am
kAmz:?8 E9@F89E E96 D96C:77 @?6 @7 E96 >62?6DE :? E96 4:G:= C:89ED 6C2[ 2?5 H96? *@F?8 2?5 r2CE6C >6E[ 96 7@F?5 9:D ?6H 7C:6?5 y:>>J D2J:?8[ Qw6VD 2 7C:6?5 @7 >:?6]Qk^Am
kAmQ%92E H2DVE H92E x H2?E65 E@ 962C[Q *@F?8 D2:5 E@ >@C6 49F4<=6D]k^Am
kAmQw6 3642>6 E96 7C:6?5 @7 E96 >:?@C:EJ[Q *@F?8 D2:5] w6 25565 E92E r2CE6C H6?E @FE @7 9:D H2J 2?5 7@C E9@D6 H9@ 925 8C@H? FA :? G2C:@FD 4@?7=:4ED]k^Am
kAm*@F?8 ?@E65 9@H r2CE6C :?DA:C65 9:> E9C@F89 24E:@?D[ D2J:?8 96 H2D 2 Q3=6DD:?8 E92E 96=A65 E@ 4C62E6 E96 8C62E &?:E65 $E2E6D @7 p>6C:42] p?5 7@C 2== @7 FD[ 2?5 >2?J H9@ 2C6 ?@E 23=6 E@ 36 96C6[ x H2?E E@ D2J[ V%92?< J@F] *@F 92G6 366? 2 3=6DD:?8 7C@> v@5[ 2?5 J@FC DA:C:E H:== C6>2:? H:E9 FD]Qk^Am
kAmvC2?5D@?D y@D9F2 2?5 y2D@? 82G6 6F=@8:6D H:E9 :?D:89E E@ E96 AC:G2E6 =:G6D[ D2J:?8 E96:C 8C2?572E96C H2D >F49 E96 D2>6 E96C6 2D :? AF3=:4]k^Am
kAmy@D9F2 r2CE6C E@F4965 @? E96 9F>2?:E2C:2? 2?5 72>:=J\46?E6C65 >2?] w6 56D4C:365 9@H 9:D =:76 H2D DA6?E Q96=A:?8 E9@D6 :? ?665[Q 9@H r2CE6C Q6=:>:?2E65 5:D62D6D :? 7@C8@EE6? A=246D[Q 2?5 9@H r2CE6C QH2865 A6246Q H@C=5H:56]k^Am
kAmy2D@? r2CE6C[ 492:C>2? @7 E96 r2CE6C r6?E6C q@2C5 @7 %CFDE66D[ DA@<6 @? E96 EJA6 @7 9@>6 E96 r2CE6CD 925[ ?@E:?8 E96 +:A=@4 328D E92E 9F?8 36D:56 E96 D:?< 2?5 E96 A9@E@D E92E A2A6C65 24C@DD E96 C67C:86C2E@C @7 49:=5C6? 2?5 8C2?549:=5C6?]k^Am
kAmw6 E@=5 @7 C6>:?:D4:?8 @? E96 4@C565 A9@?6 2?5 D2:5 9:D 8C2?5A2C6?ED C6>2:?65 QD>2== E@H?Q A6@A=6 H9@ ?6G6C 7@C8@E H9@ E96J H6C6 2?5 H96C6 E96J H6C6 7C@>]k^Am
kAmw6 ?@E65 E92E 2D 8@G6C?@C @7 v6@C8:2 2 92=7\46?EFCJ 28@[ 9:D 8C2?572E96C AC624965 2? 6?5 E@ C24:2= 5:D4C:>:?2E:@? 2?5 >2DD :?42C46C2E:@?] p?5[ 96 6DD6?E:2==J 6C25:42E65 2 5:D62D6[ H2865 A6246[ 2?5 C2? E96 ?2E:@? H:E9 =@G6 2?5 C6DA64E]k^Am
kAmQ%@ >6[ 9:D =:76 H2D 2 =@G6 DE@CJ 7C@> E96 >@>6?E 96 H@<6 FA F?E:= 96 =2:5 9:D 9625[Q y2D@? r2CE6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm$E6G6 u@C5[ D@? @7 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E v6C2=5 u@C5[ 82G6 2 6F=@8J HC:EE6? 3J 9:D 72E96C]k^Am
kAmQv@5 5:5 2 8@@5 E9:?8 H96? 96 >256 J@FC 525[Q D2:5 u@C5[ Q@?6 @7 >J 566A6DE 2?5 >@DE 6?5FC:?8 7C:6?5D9:AD]Qk^Am
kAmu@C5 C6>:?:D465 23@FE E96 7C:6?5D9:A 36EH66? r2CE6C 2?5 9:D 72E96C[ ?@E:?8 E92E v6C2=5 u@C5 HC@E6 E92E E96 `hfe 6=64E:@? 3C@F89E 23@FE Q@?6 @7 >J 566A6DE 2?5 >@DE 6?5FC:?8 7C:6?5D9:AD]Qk^Am
kAm%65 |@?52=6[ D@? @7 r2CE6CVD =2E6 G:46 AC6D:56?E (2=E6C[Â C625 2 =6EE6C 7C@> 9:D 72E96C :? 9@?@C @7 9:D 7@C>6C CF??:?8 >2E6]k^Am
kAm(2=E6C |@?52=6 925 HC:EE6? E92E 96 H2D DFCAC:D65 E92E r2CE6C 49@D6 9:> 2D 9:D CF??:?8 >2E6 7@C E96 `hfe 42>A2:8?[ ?@E:?8 E92E 9:D @?=J C6BF6DED AC6D6?E65 E@ r2CE6C H6C6 E92E 96 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ E96 E62> 2?5 ?@E 36 Q6>32CC2DD65[ 2D >2?J @7 >J AC65646DD@CD 925]Qk^Am
kAm(2=E6C |@?52=6 HC@E6 E92E r2CE6C QAC@E64E65 9:> 7C@> 9F>:=:2E:@?Q 72465 3J @E96C G:46 AC6D:56?ED] w6 C6>2C<65 @? E96 7C:6?5D9:A 2?5 H6=4@>:?8 ?2EFC6 @7 E96 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E 2?5 7@C>6C 7:CDE =25J[ 56E2:=:?8 E96 4@?E:?F@FD 7C:6?5D9:A 36EH66? E96 EH@]k^Am
kAm%65 |@?52=6[ :? E96 H@C5D @7 9:D 72E96C[ DA@<6 :? =6?8E9 23@FE r2CE6CVD E:>6 :? 2?5 @FE @7 @77:46[ 7@4FD:?8 @? E96 677@CED r2CE6C >256 E@ 255C6DD 4=:>2E6 492?86 7@C 7FEFC6 86?6C2E:@?D 2?5 ?@E:?8 9@H E96 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E H2D Q72C\D:89E65]Qk^Am
kAmx? 9:D C6>2C<D[ |@?52=6 E@F4965 @? E96 6BF2=:EJ 7@C H@>6? E92E E96 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E AFD965 7@C[ 2AA@:?E:?8 Q7:G6 E:>6D 2D >2?J H@>6? E@ E96 7656C2= 36?49 2D 2== @7 E96 AC6G:@FD AC6D:56?ED]Qk^Am
kAmu@C>6C (9:E6 w@FD6 5@>6DE:4 2772:CD 25G:D6C $EF2CE t:K6?DE2E D2:5[ Qu@C @?6 @7 @FC ?2E:@?VD >@DE C6=:8:@FD AC6D:56?ED[ :EVD 2AAC@AC:2E6 E@ 46=63C2E6 y:>>J r2CE6CVD C6>2C<23=6 =:76 :? E9:D >28?:7:46?E 42E965C2=]Qk^Am
kAmt:K6?DE2E ?@E65 r2CE6CVD QF?D92<623=6 D6?D6 @7 C:89E 2?5 HC@?8Q 2?5 E96 :?E68C:EJ 96 3C@F89E E@ E96 (9:E6 w@FD6 27E6C (2E6C82E6]k^Am
kAmt:K6?DE2E 492:CD E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D w@=@42FDE |6>@C:2= |FD6F>[ H9:49 r2CE6C 6DE23=:D965]k^Am
kAmQw6 >2J ?@E 36 2 42?5:52E6 7@C |@F?E #FD9>@C6[ 3FE 96 36=@?8D :? E96 7@@E9:==D[Q t:K6?DE2E D2:5[ ?@E:?8 E96 =68:D=2E:G6 249:6G6>6?ED 2?5 E96 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE r2CE6C 82C?6C65]k^Am
kAmq:56? H2D E96 =2DE DA62<6C 367@C6 *@F?8] w6 E@=5 @7 9:D =@?8 7C:6?5D9:A H:E9 r2CE6C E92E DE2CE65 :? `hfc H96? 96 H2D 2 D6?2E@C 2?5 6?5@CD65 r2CE6C 7@C AC6D:56?E]k^Am
kAmq:56? C6A62E65 Q492C24E6CQ D6G6C2= E:>6D 2?5 =@@<65 :? E96 5:C64E:@? @7 %CF>A H9:=6 56D4C:3:?8 r2CE6CVD 3:886DE 2EEC:3FE6] w6 ?@E65 E92E r2CE6C E2F89E 9:> E96 DEC6?8E9 @7 492C24E6C 2?5 E92E Q6G6CJ@?6 D9@F=5 36 EC62E65 H:E9 5:8?:EJ 2?5 C6DA64E]Qk^Am
kAmQ(6 92G6 2? @3=:82E:@? E@ 8:G6 92E6 ?@ D276 92C3@C[Q q:56? D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 ?@E65 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 DE2?5:?8 FA E@ Q23FD6 :? A@H6C]Q q:56? AC2:D65 r2CE6CVD 72:E9 :? v@5 2?5 9:D 6?5FC:?8 72:E9 :? p>6C:42]k^Am
kAmQ%96 G6CJ ;@FC?6J @7 @FC ?2E:@? :D 2 H2=< @7 D966C 72:E9[ E@ 5@ E96 H@C<[ E@ 36 E96 4@F?ECJ H6 D2J H6 2C6[ E@ 36 E96 4@F?ECJ H6 D2J H6 H2?E E@ 36[Q q:56? D2:5] Q%@52J[ >2?J E9:?< 96 H2D 7C@> 2 3J8@?6 6C2[ 3FE :? C62=:EJ[ 96 D2H H6== :?E@ E96 7FEFC6]Qk^Am
kAmq:56? ?@E65 E92E r2CE6C >256 6G6CJ >:?FE6 4@F?E 5FC:?8 9:D `__ J62CD]k^Am
kAmQx >:DD 9:>[Q D2:5 q:56?[ Q3FE x E2<6 D@=246 :? <?@H:?8 E92E 96 2?5 9:D 36=@G65 #@D2=J?? 2C6 C6F?:E65 282:?]Qk^Am
kAmq:56? 6?565 9:D DA6649 H:E9[ Qv@5 3=6DD J@F[ y:>>J r2CE6C[Q E@F49:?8 9:D 42D<6E 2D 96 A2DD65]k^Am
kAm$6G6C2= 7@C6:8? 5:8?:E2C:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 C646?E=J C6D:8?65 r2?25:2? !C:>6 |:?:DE6C yFDE:? %CF562F[ H6C6 :? 2EE6?52?46 7@C E96 7@C>6C AC6D:56?E] $62E65 ?62C %CF562F H2D !C:?46 (:==:2>] !C:?46 t5H2C5[ E96 sF<6 @7 t5:?3FC89[ 2?5 &?:E65 }2E:@?D $64C6E2CJ\v6?6C2= p?E@?:@ vFE6CC6D 2=D@ 2EE6?565]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Please log in, or sign up for a new, free account to read or post comments.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.