The US will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as his official state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.

Former President Jimmy Carter never embraced the luxurious lifestyle that many ex-U.S. presidents live post-White House.

Perhaps Carter’s most revealing poem, “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World,” concerns the man who never got to see his namesake son’s achievements. He wrote that he despised Earl’s discipline, and swallowed hunger for “just a word of praise.”

It’s the world’s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.

Michael Tropp has met seven presidents and visited all 39 presidential gravesites. This presidential history buff just paid his respects to Jimmy Carter.

Exclusive: They were friends before either was a figure in national politics. Joe Biden tells USA TODAY about his last meeting with Jimmy Carter.

Historian Douglas Brinkley said Carter "raised the bar" on what was expected of presidents after leaving the White House and living a life of service.

“I made a miniature of the White House,” he recalled, insisting it was not about his ambitions. During his Navy years, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter chose unfurnished military housing to stretch his $300 monthly wage, and he built their furniture himself ...

Joint Base Andrews, United States - January 05, 2025 U.S. service members with the Ceremonial Honor Guard rehearsed on January 5 in preparation for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.

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President Joe Biden designated Thursday, Jan. 9, as a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.