Former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and other notable figures attended former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

Jimmy Carter was honored for his service as a naval officer, governor, president and for four decades of humanitarian work after leaving the White House.

Jimmy Carter, the late U.S. president who served only one term in office and was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.

Former President Jimmy Carter has been laid to rest at his home in Plains, Georgia. The beloved former president is being buried underneath a willow tree on the property of his Plains home next to his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died in 2023.

Among those who spoke about the former president Thursday at Washington National Cathedral were relatives, former aides and the current president.

The Washington Post’s Kevin Sullivan described his experience visiting what would become former president Jimmy Carter’s gravesite in Plains, Georgia.