PHOTOS: Mourners gather in DC to honor Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter’s body is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, after his remains arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday and he was transported to the Rotunda for a service, where he was eulogized by lawmakers including Vice President Kamala Harris.

Carter’s body will then be taken to the Washington National Cathedral for a public funeral Thursday, which President Joe Biden declared a National Day of Mourning. .

See photos of the somber proceedings below.

More remembering Jimmy Carter:

1/24

A joint services body bearer team carries the casket of former President Jimmy Carter after a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jack Carter, wife Liz react during Jimmy Carter funeral

2/24

Jack Carter, right, and his wife Liz react during the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

3/24

President Joe Biden touches the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

4/24

Former President Barack Obama talks with President-elect Donald Trump as Melania Trump listens and as Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive, before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

5/24

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, United Nations Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres and other dignitaries, attend the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

6/24

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, arrive before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

7/24

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, center, watches before a joint services body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, for a state funeral. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

8/24

Former President Barack Obama greets former Vice President Al Gore, as the attend the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, as former President and President-elect Donald Trump, former first lady Melania Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence, look on. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

9/24

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is seen in the hearse at Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, following a state funeral. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

10/24

President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump pause at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

11/24

Former Sen. Patrick Leahy and his wife Marcelle pause at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

12/24

Mourners look at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

13/24

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

14/24

The Carter family pay their respects during a ceremony as the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state, at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

15/24

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, from left, and Vice President Kamala Harris place a wreath at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a ceremony where Carter lies in state at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

16/24

Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

17/24

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

18/24

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)

19/24

A joint services military body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter up the steps into the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

20/24

The casket containing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter moves on Constitution Avenue toward the U.S. Capitol on a horse-drawn caisson in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

21/24

A joint services body bearer team moves the casket of former President Jimmy Carter after it arrived on a horse-drawn caisson at the East Front of U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

22/24

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is transferred to a horse-drawn caisson at the U.S. Navy Memorial before traveling on to the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, where Carter will lie in state. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

23/24

The Carter family walks off a military plane carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

24/24

Carter family and others, walk off a military plane carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up here.

Related 草莓传媒

Gallery: Lunar eclipse coinciding with supermoon dazzles

草莓传媒