PHOTOS: Mourners gather in DC to honor Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter’s body is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, after his remains arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday and he was transported to the Rotunda for a service, where he was eulogized by lawmakers including Vice President Kamala Harris.

Carter’s body will then be taken to the Washington National Cathedral for a public funeral Thursday, which President Joe Biden declared a National Day of Mourning. Federal agencies will be closed that day in honor of Carter’s legacy.

See photos of the somber proceedings below.

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Mourners look at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

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The Carter family pay their respects during a ceremony as the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state, at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, from left, and Vice President Kamala Harris place a wreath at the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a ceremony where Carter lies in state at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state during a ceremony in the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)

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A joint services military body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter up the steps into the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

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The casket containing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter moves on Constitution Avenue toward the U.S. Capitol on a horse-drawn caisson in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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A joint services body bearer team moves the casket of former President Jimmy Carter after it arrived on a horse-drawn caisson at the East Front of U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

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The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is transferred to a horse-drawn caisson at the U.S. Navy Memorial before traveling on to the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, where Carter will lie in state. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

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The Carter family walks off a military plane carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Carter family and others, walk off a military plane carrying the casket of former President Jimmy Carter, as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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