Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was a somber time of remembrance, but also a celebration of a century of life, well-lived.
He begins with story about visiting Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn at their home in Plains, Georgia. The sons of Gerald Ford and Ted Mondale read tributes to Jimmy Carter at the national funeral. Steven Ford and Ted Mondale spoke reverently about Carter on ...
The son of the late President Gerald Ford delivered a posthumous eulogy that his father wrote to deliver at the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter. Ford died in 2006.
I don’t remember if Rick voted for him, but I decided to vote for then-President Gerald R. Ford. Another time ... important to remember Carter’s accomplishments. The man from Plains, Georgia, was honored with a funeral service. We can all take a ...
Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.
Steve Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford ... long farewell that began — and will end — in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100.
Steve Ford gave his father’s posthumous elegy for Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral. “I’m looking forward to our reunion,” the 38th president wrote. “We have much to catch up on.”
After a family funeral, the 39th president will be buried beside his wife at their home in Plains, Ga. President Biden, one of the five living presidents who attended Mr. Carter’s state funeral earlier Thursday in Washington,
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.
Jimmy Carter—the 39th president of the United States, who died on Dec. 29 at 100—was laid to rest at the Georgia home he shared with wife Rosalynn Carter.
the words of another commander in chief — Grand Rapids’ own Gerald Ford. “According to a map, it’s a long way between Grand Rapids, Michigan to Plains, Georgia,” said Ford, reading his ...
Plains, Ga., joins a collection of other small towns known for their part in presidential history. That can provide a steady source of tourism.