Here is Thursday’s schedule for the final day of rites honoring Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who died Dec. 29. All times are Eastern: 9 a.m. — Carter's casket departs the U.S. Capitol. The funeral motorcade travels to Washington National Cathedral.

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

President-elect Donald Trump, who has alternated among praising, criticizing and mocking Jimmy Carter, came Wednesday to the Capitol Rotunda to pay his respects to Carter as the 39th president lies in state ahead of his funeral Thursday in the nation's capital.

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.”

Carter's national funeral service in the morning will be held at the Washington National Cathedral. His private funeral service will be in Plains, Georgia, his hometown. Carter's funeral will be broadcast on "TODAY" and NBC News.

The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Jan. 9.

I was just blown away that President Carter, one of the greatest human beings in the world, would call me and ask me to be his pastor,” said the Rev. Tony Lowden.

In the wake of Jimmy Carter's death in late December, one of the few surviving members of the 39th president's inner circle is recalling key moments from their decadeslong relationship. Gerald Rafshoon,

President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 as National Day of Mourning to honor the nations 39th president and humanitarian President Jimmy Carter.

Late President Jimmy Carter's State Funeral ends Thursday in Washington, D.C., and Georgia, according to the United States Capitol Police.

Jimmy Carter’s administration is credited with significant domestic and international achievements. WASHINGTON — President Jimmy Carter’s unwavering commitment to doing the right thing and serving the country is among the many characteristics his former White House Chief of Staff Jack Watson remembers about him.

The US will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as his official state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.