Jimmy Carter's body arrives in Washington for honors
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington on Tuesday (January 7) for three days of mourning beginning with him lying in state at the U.S. Capitol before a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.
Why are flags at half-staff, and how long will they stay after Jimmy Carter's death?
The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who died Dec. 29. Flags are flown at half-mast on ships and at naval stations. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.
Jimmy Carter Is Back in Washington, Where He Remained an Outsider
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is transferred to a horse-drawn caisson at the U.S. Navy Memorial before traveling on to the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, where Carter will lie in state.
Body of former President Carter arrives in Washington ahead of state funeral
The body of former President Jimmy Carter, who died last week, is lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda after being flown to Washington from Georgia. Carter was eulogized during a service at the Capitol,
California flags fly at half-staff in honor of Jimmy Carter
With the death of President Jimmy Carter at age 100, President Joe Biden has ordered flags to fly at half-mast.
Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at the US Capitol, where he will lie in state
Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.
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