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Biden Calls Jimmy Carter ‘Great American’ in Eulogy

by Sandra Rhodes
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 pm
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Biden Calls Jimmy Carter ‘Great American’ in Eulogy

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09: President Joe Biden touches the casket after delivering remarks at the state funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden declared today a national day of mourning for Carter, the 39th President of the United States, who died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Following the state funeral, Carter’s remains will be returned to Plains, Georgia where he will be interred after a private family service. (Photo by Haiyun Jiang-Pool/Getty Images)

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Former President Jimmy was not just a man. He was so much more, according to President Joe Biden, who provided his old friend’s eulogy Thursday.

The 39th president of the United States was a “great American, and a dear friend and a good man,” Biden told the audience of former presidents and dignitaries, The Hill reported.

The funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral. Carter died Dec. 29 at 100.

Biden was a first-term senator when he became the was the first politician in Washington to endorse Carter for presidential.

Biden said he was drawn to endorse Carter because of his character.

“Jimmy Carter’s friendship taught me, and through his life taught me, the strength of character is more than title or the power we hold,” Biden said Thursday. “It’s the strength to understand that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect. That everyone, and I mean everyone, deserves an even shot.”

Biden described Carter as a man driven by his faith, “who never let the tides of politics divert him from his mission.” 

Carter’s desire to serve lived far beyond his four years in the Oval Office, Biden said.

“Many think he was from a bygone era. But in reality, he saw well into the future,” Biden said. “A white, southern Baptist who led on civil rights. A decorated navy veteran who brokered peace. A brilliant nuclear engineer who led on nuclear non-proliferation. A hard working farmer who championed conservation and clean energy. And a president who redefined the relationship with the vice president.”

Carter asked Biden to deliver his eulogy when Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, visited the former president and his wife, Rosalyn Carter, in 2021.

After the funeral, Jimmy Carter will return to Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife.

President Joe Biden thank you for the wonderful eulogy for Jimmy Carter. Thank you so much. God bless you and your family.. https://t.co/MKvU4A3sMt

— Maryann Tortellet (@MaryannTortell9) January 9, 2025
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Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

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