Jimmy Carter Lies in Repose at The Carter Center on First Night of 6-Day State Funeral

Jimmy Carter is lying in repose on the first night of his multi-day state funeral.

The body of the former president, who died on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 100, is currently at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, where the Nobel Peace Prize winner will remain until 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Earlier in the day, while en route to the center, a motorcade stopped in front of the farm that served as Carter’s boyhood home in Plains, Ga. There, the National Park Service saluted the late president and rang a historic farm bell 39 times — symbolizing Carter’s role as the 39th President of the United States.

Once in Atlanta, a moment of silence took place at the Georgia State Capitol, which was led by Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature and Georgia State Patrol troopers.

Following an arrival ceremony at the Carter Presidential Center, a private service was conducted in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, before the location was opened up to the public, allowing mourners to come and pay their respects.

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Carter, who was a one-term president from 1977 to 1981, died at his home in Plains, after spending almost two years in hospice care. His death was confirmed by his son, James E. Carter III, known as Chip, per The Washington Post. The Carter Center also confirmed the news in a message shared on X (formerly Twitter).

Carter’s funeral proceedings will take place over multiple days, ending on Thursday, Jan. 9.

After his time lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center, Carter will be taken to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, when members of Congress will pay their respects during a service in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Visitors will be able to pay their respects soon after.

Carter will remain there through the early hours of Thursday, Jan. 9, before he is moved to the Washington National Cathedral, where his national funeral service will take place. Later in the day, Carter will be moved back to Georgia for a private funeral service at the Maranatha Baptist Church, which will be followed by a burial his home. He will be laid to rest next to his late wife Rosalynn Carter, who died at age 96 in November 2023.

Flags at all federal buildings are scheduled to fly at half-mast for 30 days after Carter’s death, including during Donald Trump‘s Jan. 20 inauguration.