just getting a bit of a sense there of the atmosphere, quiet sombre moment here as we now look at the beginning of the motorcade, the vehicle there with the american flags, flanked by many ofjimmy carter's former and current special agents who have been at his side, honouring the significant role that they have played in his life, and now with the presidential seal on the side, we see the vehicle now beginning to believe that

medical centre, phoebe sumter medical center, in americus. and a glimpse of the crowd, many with american flags. the towns around here are not large, many people from around these surrounding communities coming to pay their respects to someone who lived alongside them for many years. we see there that procession, multiple vehicles slowly leaving now americus, where the late president had received his medical care, where the body of the president had been waiting for this state funeral, which is now beginning, and this will be making its way through americus, past university where he began his education, university that literally has

his name on it, as a child he scrawled his name and some wet cement, and it will be making its way towards his family farm. amber, iwant its way towards his family farm. amber, i want to come back to you, we were talking a bit about where this procession will be going, walk us through again where his family lives, growing up in the 19205, that depression era. thi5 growing up in the 19205, that depression era. this was not an easy early life for ea5y early life forjimmy carter, was it? easy early life forjimmy carter, was it?— easy early life forjimmy carter, was it? no, but it was one not uncommon _ carter, was it? no, but it was one not uncommon for - carter, was it? no, but it was one not uncommon for rural. one not uncommon for rural georgians during the one not uncommon for rural georgian5 during the period. as you mentioned he does not have electricity in his home, and he helped on the family farm. he was very much a part of the community, attending church regularly, selling peanut5 that he picked to earn a few extra cent5 he picked to earn a few extra cents and dollars. you

mentioned americus, georgia, where his body was there in the hospital, and shifting over to plains now, it was also a major spotin plains now, it was also a major spot in the campaign trail in 1976, manyjournalists covering 1976, many journali5t5 covering the 1976, manyjournalists covering the campaign were housed there, but as you see that motorcade make its way over to plains and into archery, the sight of his family home, i would imagine that you would see many local5 that you would see many locals who are paying tribute to not only a remarkable public figure, and an admirable present and post president, but also their neighbour and friend, and that is really important to keep in mind. ye5, ab5olutely, many people they are considering jimmy carter notjust a 39th president of the united states, but one of their pa5tor5, one

of their neighbours, the guy that might come over and quite literally fix a creaking step, he was quite a handy man with his tool5. thank you. hang on with us if you can. i want to bring back robert strong, professor emeritu5, we were discussing jimmy carter, where di5cu55ing jimmy carter, where he grew up, we see the community gathered, leaving tho5e flag5 community gathered, leaving tho5e flags and saying goodbye. how do you think, growing up in the area, a state is not known for its presidents or much of a national 5tage for its presidents or much of a national stage at all, these small towns, plains, archery, how did this end up shaping how he went about his later on career in the white house? it was extremely important. the

home _ it was extremely important. the home that — it was extremely important. the home that he grew up in, was one _ home that he grew up in, was one of— home that he grew up in, was one of the _ home that he grew up in, was one of the larger homes in that part of— one of the larger homes in that part of georgia, and his father was one — part of georgia, and his father was one of the more successful farmers— was one of the more successful farmers and businessmen. when the great — farmers and businessmen. when the great depression came, earl carter— the great depression came, earl carter had — the great depression came, earl carter had little or no debt, and — carter had little or no debt, and is — carter had little or no debt, and is hot _ carter had little or no debt, and is not as heavily impacted as other— and is not as heavily impacted as other farmers, and and is not as heavily impacted as otherfarmers, and he and is not as heavily impacted as other farmers, and he was able — as other farmers, and he was able to— as other farmers, and he was able to have some success even in those — able to have some success even in those hard times. so carter had _ in those hard times. so carter had a — in those hard times. so carter had a relatively stable youth in terms _ had a relatively stable youth in terms of the national economic problems, and in fact, his family— economic problems, and in fact, his family was able to help many— his family was able to help many of— his family was able to help many of their neighbours who had far— many of their neighbours who had far harder circumstances. this— had far harder circumstances. this was— had far harder circumstances. this was also a time, and also

oncejimmy carter returned to this area, when he left the navy, came back to plains, famou5ly not a decision that his wife was happy about, his father died of cancer, jimmy carter returned, took over the agricultural bu5ine55 carter returned, took over the agricultural business that his family had, and this was a time backin family had, and this was a time back in the 505 and 605 went the site was going through many changes, when it comes to the civil rights era, it wasn't an easy time. talk u5 civil rights era, it wasn't an easy time. talk us through the way that the south, the state of georgia, the civil rights era, the events of the time, how that affected jimmy carter, and how that lead to the way that he went about his politics state—wide and nationwide. that state-wide and nationwide. that is an enormously _ state—wide and nationwide. that is an enormously important questioh _ is an enormously important question. there were two presents born in 1924. for the

younger— presents born in 1924. for the younger president bush, the most — younger president bush, the most important event in his early— most important event in his early life _ most important event in his early life was the second world war where he served and was shot— war where he served and was shot down and thought enormously about the origins and conferences of that war. carter— and conferences of that war. carter spent the second world war and — carter spent the second world war and his naval education and he didn't— war and his naval education and he didn'tjoin, because the nation _ he didn'tjoin, because the nation had gone to war, he joined _ nation had gone to war, he joined because he had always wanted — joined because he had always wanted to be a member of the us navy _ wanted to be a member of the us navy he — wanted to be a member of the us navy. he graduates from minneapolisjust as their war minneapolis just as their war is minneapolisjust as their war is coming to an end. for minneapolis just as their war is coming to an end. forjimmy carter. — is coming to an end. forjimmy carter. the— is coming to an end. forjimmy carter, the major political eveht _ carter, the major political event that shapes the rest of his life — event that shapes the rest of his life is _ event that shapes the rest of his life is the civil rights movement. he is early on an observer— movement. he is early on an observer of that movement. he only takes— observer of that movement. he only takes a leading role after he is — only takes a leading role after he is elected as governor in 1970~— he is elected as governor in 1970. and he comes from this very— 1970. and he comes from this very interesting family, his father— very interesting family, his father was strict and observe the laws _ father was strict and observe the laws and customs of segregation, his mother was

independent and eccentric and did things that were violations of the — did things that were violations of the social norms in the segregated south. that meant carter— segregated south. that meant carter came from two sides of the emerging civil rights movement, and in the end he acquired — movement, and in the end he acquired more of his mother's sense — acquired more of his mother's sense of— acquired more of his mother's sense ofjustice and only some of his— sense ofjustice and only some of his father's approach. i of his father's approach. want to of his father's approach. i want to bring the of his father's approach. i want to bring the audience up to date, what you are seeing on the screen, 5houlder to date, what you are seeing on the screen, shoulder to shoulder, the community of people gathered, waiting to see that motorcade as it will make its way now, it has left the phoebe sumter medical center in americus, georgia, it is about a three—hour drive from atlanta, where of course we are

now, and we are meeting the end of that motorcade. this is the very beginning, one of the first stops along that path, which is quite literally retracing the steps ofjimmy carter, the 39th president. a lot of people out there in the morning hours, it is 20 to 11 local time on the state of georgia, people waited to get the club so that motorcade, say their goodbyes, honour somebody who not only served in the white house during a veryjust time, but also for many decades after that lived in the community, he moved back to his home town, one of the few presidents you might see who would do something like that, move back to a small town and live his life out there. so this is also a neighbour, a friend, maybe somebody you worship with in his nearby church, he would famously give sunday school lessons for many years at the local church

nearby. and what we expect next, making its way towards plains, jimmy carter famously the son of a peanut farmer in georgia, to venice for skid upbringing, there are pictures of the young jimmy carter milking the cows and taking care of the animals on that farm, is also where he got maybe that famous work ethic that he was known for as president. i'm joined here by robert strong, professor emeritus at washington university, we are expecting that motorcade to make its way towards the farm. that area is now a museum where people come and visit and learn about the life ofjimmy carter. a5 about the life ofjimmy carter. as you reflect on today and see those people out there what do you make of the way that this procession has begun and the way that the country will be honouring and remembering a

precedent who, this was a long time ago, not everybody was around or remembers the time thatjimmy carter was in office in the late 705. i think he is exceedingly popular. the region where he grew up. but also the he returned to. part of the country he always had respect for. his boyhood home has been turned into a museum. it gets a fair number of visits even notice in a very remote location i'm told that the children who visit are most interested in the outhouses that were built behind the home as it was restored to the way it was in the mid—19205. it was a very simple life, but you are right to identify the hard work it took for his father and the

whole family to run the farms, to manage the land they owned, to manage the land they owned, to run a small store that sold items to the local community, to bring the peanuts to harvest, to sell them. carter all through his life was a hard worker, and not someone all through his life was a hard wo