During Carter's eulogy, Biden, who will leave office in 11 days, hinted at politics in repeating several times that “character” was Carter's chief attribute.
President Joe Biden delivered a speech at Jimmy Carter's funeral and spoke about how he endorsed Carter’s presidential candidacy.
President Joe Biden delivered a eulogy for his predecessor Jimmy Carter on Thursday, talking about the importance of “finding the good life."
3:30 p.m. Carter’s casket and family landed at Lawson Army Airfield in Fort Moore, Georgia, and his casket was transferred to a hearse that will carry him via motorcade to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried. 1:47 p.m. Carter’s casket and family departed the D.C.-area Joint Base Andrews on Air Force One en route to Plains.
President Joe Biden was in his first term as senator for Delaware in 1977 at the time Carter was in office. Biden will be at Carter’s funeral Thursday morning to give a eulogy to the late 39th president.
Several notable figures, including all five living presidents, attended Jimmy Carter's funeral Thursday. Here's who spoke at the event.
Trump is obviously no fan of Biden, but Obama and his veep also have a famously complex relationship, only made more so after Obama helped nudge Biden to quit the presidential race last summer. Surely Obama feels some frustration that Biden fumbled a possibly winnable race; maybe he couldn’t help spill to his sworn enemy?
US President Joe Biden spoke at former president Jimmy Carter's funeral, urging people to study the 'power of his example'. The service took place at the Washington National Cathedral and was attended by all five living US presidents, as well as foreign dignitaries and Carter's family.
"We have an obligation to give hate no safe harbor," the president asserted with Donald Trump in the audience.
President Joe Biden spoke of his friendship with Jimmy Carter that started in 1974 when Biden was the first sitting Democratic senator to endorse the late president.
Former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and other notable figures attended former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral.