Carter’s is the fifth official national funeral service for a president that has been held in the National Cathedral, following Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, the Very Rev. Randolph Hollerith, the dean of the National Cathedral, told reporters Wednesday. But “every funeral itself, whether it’s presidential or otherwise, is completely
Washington — Jimmy Carter’s funeral service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, where the former president was honored with tributes and through musical selections and performances. President Biden eulogized the former president, while Steve Ford, the son of President Gerald Ford, read a tribute written by his late father. Ford
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former first lady Michelle Obama were among notable dignitaries not in attendance at former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral on Thursday.
48 percent believe murder is justified Luigi Mangione (cropped, Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Nearly half of college students in America view the accused murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson favorably, while more than 8 in 10 hold a negative opinion of Thompson, according to a new Generation Lab poll. When asked to choose between the two,
The court did not provide an explanation for the decision. New York’s top court on Jan. 9 denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt the Jan. 10 sentencing for his conviction in 2024 on falsified business records. One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order declining to grant a hearing
The court did not provide an explanation for the decision. New York’s top appeals court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt Friday’s sentencing for his conviction last year on falsified business records. One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s
MINNEAPOLIS — Former president Jimmy Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, died in 2021 but left behind a eulogy that his son Ted read at Carter’s memorial service Thursday morning. The eulogy — which Walter Mondale was believed to have written in 2015 after Carter, who was 90 years old at the time, announced he had brain cancer —