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.

Former President Jimmy Carter is being honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital before a second service in his Georgia hometown.

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.

"Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service," spokeswoman Crystal Carson said in a statement to USA TODAY. "Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former president."

A rare national day of mourning declared by President Joe Biden caused many federal government agencies to close Thursday.

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

By the end of his term in 1980, President Jimmy Carter had appointed more women and people of color to the federal bench than all previous presidents combined.

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 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.

Government agencies and major stock exchanges will be closed on Thursday to honor Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th U.S. president.

President Biden on Thursday eulogized former President Jimmy Carter, hailing the 39th president as a man of character who left an enduring legacy both during his time in the White House and after