Carter's casket will be transferred in a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol at 2 p.m. Tuesday before congress pays respects at 3 p.m. What is a caisson? Jimmy Carter's state funeral will have ...

The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who died Dec. 29. Flags are flown at half-mast on ships and at naval stations. On ...

"The inclusion of a caisson was a desire of former President Jimmy Carter. The caisson detachment is trained and ready to execute this mission in support of the state funeral." The CNN report ...

The final day of Jimmy Carter's state funeral is Thursday as his life is celebrated in Washington. Follow for updates from ...

I first met Jimmy Carter more than 50 years ago in California. It was at a small fundraiser hosted by a good Monterey Democrat to introduce this Georgia governor to the community. Nobody knew who ...

Jimmy Carter, arrived in D.C. on Tuesday after a weekend of memorial events in his native Georgia and was carried in a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol, where his body will lie in state in ...

An Iowan got to play a major role in the funeral procession for President Jimmy Carter in Washington D.C. Spc. Chase Redfern ...

In a proclamation issued Dec. 29, Biden ordered flags across the U.S. to be flown at half-staff for 3 days "in honor and ...

Jimmy Carter elevated the role of ex-president Caisson rolling again: Famed military horse unit resumes operation for former President Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter's family tree extends deep into the ...

Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington for the last ... He was taken to the U.S. Navy Memorial, then to the U.S. Capitol in a horse-drawn caisson procession. Members of Congress paid their respects ...

Many of the rituals this week are typical of what follows a president’s death — the Air Force rides to and from the Beltway, the horse-drawn caisson ... because of Jimmy Carter’s death ...