President Joe Biden was in his first term as senator for Delaware in 1977 at the time Carter was in office. Biden will be at Carter’s funeral Thursday morning to give a eulogy to the late 39th president.
President Joe Biden spoke of his friendship with Jimmy Carter that started in 1974 when Biden was the first sitting Democratic senator to endorse the late president.
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.
President Joe Biden remembered late President Jimmy Cater at his national funeral, remembering his character. Jimmy Carter died in December at age 100. He was the 39th president of the United States.
All of Jimmy Carter's living successors were in attendance at Washington National Cathedral, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering a eulogy.
Jimmy Carter has been remembered at his funeral as a man of “character” and “something of a miracle” with “prophetic” vision.
A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.
The extraordinary gathering offered an unusual moment of comity for the nation in a factionalized, hyper-partisan era.
The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter has begun with services in Washington, D.C. and his hometown of Plains, Georgia. The ceremonies celebrating Carter in D.C. will include a departure ceremony at the Capitol, the National Funeral Service at Washington National Cathedral and a final departure from Joint Base Andrews.
President Joe Biden, now the oldest living president upon Carter's death, will give the eulogy to honor the late former president.
The president told attendees at the state funeral, including the other four living presidents, that Mr. Carter’s character allowed him to survive in a world of powerful pressures.