The State Funeral: Remembering President Jimmy Carter

Observations from the East Wing show the former president relied on First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s political instincts ‘enormously’ and a hometown resident says the Carters’ legacy is up to ‘us.’

From left to right, front row, President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Second row: former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush and his wife former First Lady Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and his wife incoming First Lady Melania Trump attend the State Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)