Carter lies in state in the US Capitol

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in Washington. Carter’s body will lie in state in the Capitol until a funeral service at the National Cathedral on Thursday. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died at age 100 on Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Kent Nishimura/Getty

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the Capitol on Tuesday in Washington. Carter’s body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral on Jan. 9, designated a National Day of Mourning. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Kent Nishimura — Pool/Getty Images)