Lastly James Carter -- named for his grandfather, James Earl Carter, Jr. -- gave a reading of Matthew 5:1-16. James Carter did not add remarks to his reading, but poignantly touched his grandfather's casket as he walked back to his seat after finishing the reading.

"Love is what taught him and told him to preach the power of human rights, not just for some people, but for all people,” Jason Carter said.

Principal of San Fernando Valley school remembers what it was like to witness the funeral of President Jimmy Carter.

Former President Jimmy Carter is being honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation's capital before a second service in his Georgia hometown.

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.

Only three family members spoke during the funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, but many more attended the services and are expected in Plains. Ga.

The former president was honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital before a second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.

Jason Carter remembered his grandfather as a man of God and a man of the people at his Jimmy Carter's state funeral.

At Thursday’s state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, speaker after speaker referenced the humble Georgia peanut farmer’s commitment to God.

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.