Official state funeral set for former president Jimmy Carter
PLAINS, GA - The official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will be held Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the White House confirmed Monday. Details on other events in Washington and in Georgia, including burial for Carter, who died Sunday at 100, have not been released. President Joe Biden has declared Jan. 9 as a National Day of Mourning and has ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days. When Carter took the oath of office as president of the United States on January 20, 1977, he promised a "government as good as its people." He presided over four turbulent years. Rising inflation and growing unemployment marred the domestic priorities of his administration. He scored victories in foreign policy with a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel and the Panama Canal treaty. However, a hostage crisis in Iran dominated his final years in the White House and contributed to his defeat in the 1980 general election. But Carter liked to say the end of his presidency…
30 Dec 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday