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.”

The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who died Dec. 29. Flags are flown at half-mast on ships and at naval stations. On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.

A florist, a musician and a reverend are among the people working behind the scenes at Washington National Cathedral to prepare for Jimmy Carter’s service.

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.

As Jimmy Carter's remains are scheduled to be transported to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, here is what to know about this week's funeral schedule.

Vice President Harris, Congressional members, and guests gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday as former president Carter's funeral proceedings continued.

Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter’s remains, flown from Georgia on Tuesday, will be taken in a procession to the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state for two days.

Jimmy Carter’s final journey to the nation’s capital Tuesday was a solemn affair, a vivid if rare reminder that the presidents, Supreme Court justices and members of Congress can come together for the greater good.

Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame that outlined a new approach to America’s role in the world: Carter said human rights should be a “fundamental tenet of our foreign policy.

The remains of President Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington on Tuesday. His funeral is set for Thursday, also declared a National Day of Mourning.