Gerald Ford won’t be the only person speaking beyond the grave. Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, also had a eulogy he wrote for Carter read by his son, Ted Mondale. Walter Mondale died in 2021 at the age of 93. He was born four years after Carter.

A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.

Carter’s Chief White House Domestic Policy Advisor calls him America’s “most accomplished one-term modern president.”

Conventional wisdom holds that Jimmy Carter was a failure as a president, redeemed only by his philanthropy and efforts to promote democracy in his post-presidential years. This is palpably wrong. Carter’s accomplishments at home and abroad were more extensive and longer lasting than those of almost all modern presidents.

Stuart E. Eizenstat was chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 and held several senior positions in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 2001, including U.S. ambassador to the European Union, undersecretary ...

At first, Jimmy Carter was a political wizard. But he couldn’t keep the magic act going.

Follow live updates and coverage of the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, including service details, attendees and key moments.

Stu Eizenstat, Carter's chief domestic policy advisor and executive director of the White House domestic policy staff, speaks at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second

Thursday is the final day of a six-day funeral for Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Thursday is the final day of a six-day funeral for Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.