Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, was honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

The National Cathedral, which towers over Washington from the city’s highest point, has long served as America's unofficial sanctuary for moments that matter. The service will take place in the same space where Dwight D.

Dignitaries and former leaders, including Biden, Obama, and Trump, gathered at the Washington National Cathedral for Jimmy Carter's funeral. The service, a poignant tribute to the former president, featured eulogies from close friends and dignitaries,