President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House.

The remains of President Jimmy Carter will arrive in Washington today. HIs funeral is set for Thursday, also declared a National Day of Mourning.

The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral, and a eulogy written by Gerald R. Ford, who died in 2006, will be read by his son Steven Ford.

The funeral ceremonies for former President Jimmy Carter are underway. His body was transferred from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.

Before Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, picked up a hammer and nails to frame out Cecelia "Cece" Dukuly’s home in 1989, Dukuly was familiar with the 39th president from her time as a teen living in Liberia.

President Carter was lying in repose Saturday evening through Tuesday morning at The Carter Center in Atlanta.

ATLANTA — The former deputy press secretary for then-Governor Jimmy Carter spoke with Channel 2′s Sophia Choi about his days with Carter. “What I found most pleasing was his loyalty and honesty,” Bob Klingensmith said.

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

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.

During a week of funerals, supporters and loved ones reflect on the former President’s legacy. “He understood that the arc of history is long,” his grandson said.

ATLANTA, Ga. ( WANF /Gray News) – James Earl Carter, Jr., will make his final trip to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, a city where he served as the nation’s 39th president, after lying in repose in Atlanta for the last two days.