Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral in DC before Georgia burial: ‘He loved people’ “I can just see my dad … writing this for his beloved friend,” said Steven Ford. It was a moving image.

The official state funeral in Washington on Thursday caps a long farewell that began — and will end — in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100. Support PBS News Hour ...

Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford, delivered a eulogy that his father wrote for Carter. Steven Ford said his father and Carter once agreed to deliver eulogies at each other's funerals.

Former President Gerald Ford and former Vice President Walter Mondale have passed away, ... Former President Jimmy Carter state funeral; ... but spent the years until his death making edits.

That strong bond to our state came through his friendship with President Gerald R. Ford. Ford and Carter had a heated presidential race back in ’76. However, after Carter won, the two formed a ...

Steve Ford gave his father’s posthumous elegy for Carter at Washington National Cathedral. “I’m looking forward to our reunion,” the 38th president wrote. “We have much to catch up on.” ...

Gerald Ford was the first - and so far only - US president never to win a national election of any kind. A hugely experienced Congressman, he became President Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973, ...

Ford’s son Steve Ford read that eulogy at Jimmy Carter’s funeral service, drawing a few smiles, laughs, and tears. Carter-Ford relationship Gerald Ford took office following the Watergate scandal.