00:00The late U.S. President Jimmy Carter was given a state funeral at the Washington National
00:06Cathedral in the U.S. Capitol.
00:09Multiple foreign dignitaries were present at the final honoring of the 39th president,
00:14including Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.N. Secretary General Antonio
00:18Guterres.
00:21All living, current and former presidents were also in attendance, including President-elect
00:25Donald Trump.
00:27The incoming U.S. president was seated in the second row alongside Bill Clinton and
00:31his wife Hillary, George W. Bush and his wife, and Barack Obama.
00:38Obama and Trump shared a rare moment as the pair talked, joked and laughed together for
00:42several minutes before the start of the service.
00:46U.S. President Joe Biden, who's set to leave office in less than two weeks, delivered the
00:51eulogy.
00:54Biden shared an emotional message highlighting the deep friendship he and Carter shared for
00:58almost six decades.
01:00The U.S. president praised Carter for his character and unwavering principles, and celebrated
01:05his accomplishments, which he says were heavily discounted.
01:08Many think he was from a bygone era, but in reality, he saw well into the future, a white
01:20Southern Baptist who led on civil rights, a decorated Navy veteran who brokered peace,
01:31a brilliant nuclear engineer who led on nuclear nonproliferation, a hardworking farmer who
01:40championed conservation and clean energy, and a president who redefined the relationship
01:48of America.
01:53Biden ended the message on a personal note, sharing that he misses Carter, but takes solace
01:58in knowing that he'll be reunited with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn.
02:03Jimmy Carter's casket was once again loaded on a plane headed to his hometown of Plains,
02:08Georgia.
02:09The late president, who died aged 100 on the 29th of December, will be given a private
02:13funeral with friends and family.
02:16He'll then be buried beside his wife in the small town they were born, grew up, lived
02:20most of their lives, and died.
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