Former President Jimmy ... Carter lay in state for a second day Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, where members of the public will be able to pay their respects to the 39th U.S. President. As ...

(His wife died in 2023 at 96.) Below is the original PEOPLE story from Carter's last interview, published in October 2019. For the record, Jimmy Carter never expected to live this long either.

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 ...

James Earl Carter Jr. was born to James Earl and Lillian Carter in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924. In this photograph, he is one month old and in his mother’s arms. Credit: Jimmy Carter ...