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we will have many chances this week to pay tribute to my grandfather. but, it was important for all of us that we stop here. these buildings, as you all know, are filled with his life. not just because this is a museum to his life. and not just because there is a

collection of his beloved paintings. but, his spirit fills this place. and the real reason his spirit fills this place is because of the people standing here. the people in this room, from library, the museum, the carter center itself, you are all the real keepers of my grandparents legacy. jimmy carter library museum holds historical legacy. tells my grandparent story, which is really this unbelievable american story. and you hold it and present it for my kids, and for their kids, and for all of those other generations to come. and to the people at the carter center, you continue the vibrant legacy of what was my grandfather's life's work, really. you know this. he won the nobel peace prize.

he was the president of the united states. and when he won that price it was in no small part you know because of the work this organization has done and continues to do. we will spend this week celebrating this incredible life. and a life that i think we can all agree is as full and powerful as any life can be. as someone said it's amazing what you can cram into 100 years. but, as we celebrate that legacy i want you to know we are talking about the work that you do every day. many of you have devoted decades to his legacy. you have been his partnership. you have worked alongside world leaders and the village heroes far beyond the end of the road who are the other people who carry out that legacy, who are not in the room today but whom

all of us in this room know so well and respect so much. your expertise. your track record will continue to drive a world where people can participate and free, fair, credible elections. the rule of law and human rights are respected and enjoyed. not just by some people, but by everyone. a world where kids do not go blind from preventable diseases. there is no such thing as getting warm disease. or river blindness. where we have strengthen health systems far beyond end of the road across some of the most marginalized places in the world. that is the work gets done in this place, in these buildings. one of the amazing parts of my grandparents legacy is the strength of this organization and its ability to continue their work without their physical presence. all of us have been thinking

about this day and planning for it, for a long time. it's obviously still hard for all of us. for us, my family i am sure i can see on your faces for many of you. i appreciate that. but just know that while we mourn my grandfather's passing, i know in my heart and you all do that his legacy will live on. not only because of the millions of people that he touched across the globe but very specifically because of your spirits and your knowledge. and that work and the track record that you do every day. on behalf of my family to the people in this room and to your colleagues and our colleagues across the world that work with the carter center, thank you for what you have done for him. for what you have done for my grandmother. and what you continue to do for the world. thank you so much.

>> today is saturday. a usually every saturday i'm making the pilgrimage down to plains, georgia and is sitting beside president carter in a compound. you walk in the room he's wrapped in a blanket that has a psalms 23 on it. one of his favorite psalms. the lord is my shepherd, there is nothing i lack. he let's me lie down in green pastures. he leads me beside quiet waters he renews my life. he leads me along the right paths for his name sake. even when i go through the

darkest valleys i fear no danger. for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. you prepare a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; you anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows. only goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life; and i will dwell in the house of the lord as long as i live. if you can just use your spiritual imagination for almost two years our friend, number 39, president carter, pop pop, dad wrapped in a blanket that says psalms 23.

>> man, that motorcade, there is a lot of love on the side of the road. every overpass had people on it. it was amazing. and it gave me goosebumps just to sit in the van and see the reaction of the people of georgia. it is so good to be here in the carter center. the circle of the life for our family for the last years. i am so proud of jason for accepting to be our family member on the board. we are trusting him with my father's legacy now. so there is no pressure. [laughter] and da dad aspirations and mom's dreams have been fulfilled in

large part by the people here. by what he did as president and governor. i want to tell you a little bit about him as a human being. when my brothers and i were 10 years old, we were hired by carter's warehouse to put seals comment tags on the top of seed peanut bags. they did 100 pounds in burlap and the federal government would give a ticket that was said with the determination was the far material and then you climb on top of the bags and you put those tickets on the 100 bags we got paid a dime every 100. but the little husk on the peanut outside of it is cracked the peanut will not come up. it was the perfect job for 10 -year-olds. [laughter] and we began to learn they are the value of hard work.

the value of trusting your neighbors. most of the people who worked at the warehouse were african-american. our neighbors, the closest ones to us are african americans they were my age. we had a wonderful snow sled we brought with us from connecticut when we came back and we carved the trail down the side of the canyon from our house. then we cut a vine off if you could go down this thing and you get to the bottom draft of the vine you could swing out over and come back without getting hurt. then you can use the rope to crawl to the top and pull the sled behind you. on mud, yes. [laughter] i was in the eighth grade i failed. i brought home an f in latin. i did not see any reason to

learn latin. nobody and he spoke very much. my father was not pleased. until the next morning and came into my room and said we were on christmas vacation he said give your class but i said yes let me have it. he went to work carter's warehouse when he came home that night we spent an hour and a half, him teaching me latin he had learned from my book that day. he did that every day of christmas vacation. in the first of the school year after christmas, i went to my teacher and asked her she would let me take the final over again that she had given us, the midterm test she said yes so after school that day i took that test and i made 100. i owed it to my father who spent that kind of time with me. he was the boy scout leader in our town. one day if we were trying to get

our merit badges and hiking we took a 6-mile hike to our pond on one of the farms, about 20 of us in the boy scouts. we had a great time with hotdogs and marshmallows and whatever and had the big fire going. at the end of all that data started telling ghost stories. and one particularly bad when at the end was very gross. [laughter] he claimed that happened on our farm. and so he told us all to go to bed. we were sitting there not knowing what to do and after a little while we decided that we would use the buddy system to go into the woods to use the bathroom after dark. and so that we could all get some relief before we went to sleep. we were short we are going to be attacked when he got there. i want to thank all of you here, as jason said. because dad's legacy from georgia, from the governor's office and from the presidency

was a little bit rough at the end of it. because of our opposition and the way they framed us. which was probably somewhat true and somewhat not. but all the stuff after that is in the hands of the people who still work here now. i see people here i do not recognize and i welcome you to spend your time doing the kind of things that my parents love to do. and their love for us to do. i need to think some other people too. the hospice folks, that looked after my father for 22 months were amazing. every week we got a report on from them on how he was doing. what we could do to make it more comfortable. they gave us a lot of conf confidence. and it gave us the ability to think about him in a different

kind of way. and then we had caregivers. one of them is here in the audience. she was with my father for six years. they became my father's friends. they are the people that help keep him alive and comfortable and fed and clean and do all of that kind of stuff that we did not want to do. it was amazing, what they did for us. and another thing i would like to say is i would like to thank my family. you know, when you are president of the united states you're thinking but you're not interacting very much. his job was so much more than doing family stuff. we did not lose touch, but you had to get an appointment in advance. [laughter] the giving up of time and

sharing that affected our family because we did not have her parents as much as we could have. out to thank them for the sacrifice they made. and all that they gave. i was lucky, seven years ago after five years i went to see my parents tonight's, two days, every week for five years. took over the farm from him. he like that because he was able to boss me around every day. but, i was actually able during that time to become friends with my parents. something i never expected. to build a sit down and talk to them like human beings instead of the boss. it was an amazing thing for me. something i will always cherish. then, hospice came my brother jeff and my sister amy and becky and i spread it up so i didn't have to go every week i would

every fourth week every two weeks every month we were apart and that was difficult for all of us. but, he was an amazing man. he was helped up and propped up and soothed by an amazing woman. the two of them together change the world. it was an amazing thing to wa watch. and to be able to be involved. i thank you for your service.

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but wholly gracious father would come today lord god thinking for your amazing grace. we thank you, dear god, for all that you have done and all that you you will continue to get to the lives of your people, lord god protect today, our father god in heaven, we come thanking you for the man of god you place your on this earth, lord god. who is an example to us, lord god, as to what you said in your word, your god, how we are to live your god. you allowed him, o god, to the christ you're on earth give us the example of god as to how we shall live and what we should do. i am reminded in matthew 25 versus 35 through 36, when i was hungry you fed me. when i was naked, you clothed me. when i was thirsty, you gave me drink. when i was a stranger, you took me in. we thank you, father god, for the man of god, jimmy carter, lord god we thank you, o god, for living the life, o god, they placed in him, o god, to be the example for us, o god of this nation very thank you, o god

cover what you allowed him to do this building and the carter center, a guide for building hope, fighting disease and waging peace, o god we thank you heavenly father for the humanitarian that he was in this life, o god. so, our father got in heavily thank you right now, o heavenly father, for continuing to do what you have done, o god would help us to be the example, look god, yet here and earth to live a life as jimmy carter lived a life, lord god. holy spirit, we ask that you rest upon this family during these days of sadness, o god. father god, our hearts are heavy but yet lord god we rejoice in what we have seen through his life, o god. we celebrate his life today, o god, remembering how he helped so many, o god. he sought no skin color beget extended a hand to help someone who is down and out. so father, god, we thank you right now we bless your holy and righteous name. we come boldly before the throne of grace, lord god, continuing to ask, o god, you comfort and strength as only you can. you said in your word, father

god, you would leave us but you would not leave us without a confident part you would send the holy spirit to comfort you. so father god, we ask right now in the name of jesus, that you continue to comfort this family. beat with them throughout the days ahead, o god as they are yet traveling, o god. apart and strengthen them, o god but continue to allow them to bond together in unity and love, o god. we ask the name of jesus, o god, that yet would be reminded of joshua one: six to be encouraged and be strong. during these times, o god, things can happen, families can come apart for a bit father god, we ask you continue to bind them together in unity and in love, o god. father god, i asked, o god, the life that he lived, i challenge each of us to live the life as he lived. let us be the example, lord god, here on earth that we can see the love of christ in us. as i in this prayer, father god, i leave this in prayer as a center from his book, written faith. our creator, god, you are with

us at any time and in any moment. you are here for each of us to give us guidance. to giv give a soulless. and to give us forgiveness and or to meet a person in need. we ask the name of jesus that you receive this in prayer. you would continue to comfort this family. beat with them, o god, continuously. bind them together strongly in your word, o god for strength in them, o god, to know that we have lost a great man, a blessed man. but we will continue to live the legacy that he left behind. the world will remember him, o god, for the mighty and many things he has done in this world. so father god, we thank you. we bless you, we give your name the praise, the glory, and the honor and we say amen. >> amen.

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the family service or president jimmy carter just ending at the carter center in atlanta but beautiful rendition of the battle hymn of the republic by the morehouse college glee club. >> it was the type of ceremony that would make hig today. remember president jimmy carter devout evangelical. this was the morehouse college singing as well. a beautiful ceremony that we all

just witnessed and again tonight tonight 39 to present will lie in repose as his presidential library and museum for mourners to pay their respects. welcome to fox news like wife everyone i am bryan llenas appeared. >> joining us now is jonathan, correspondent out of atlanta who has been watching and covering the service of the procession to the carter center all day long. jonathan, you been watching with us. your thoughts on this somber but beautiful ceremony? >> it was a beautiful ceremony. and the first speaker, jason carter, grandson jimmy carter really explained nicely why the ceremony was taking place here. why the former president so intentional when he is planning his own funeral that the carter center would prominently featured. it is because he really was

extremely proud of the work that he did here at the carter center which works to promote democracy around the world by monitoring elections, and fights disease it is nearly eradicated guinea worm which used to be a purchase huge scorch across the continent of africa. reproducing cases from that millions now down to the low teens very close to eradicating it. so the president was very proud of the work done here the carter center. until after his death, his grandson thinking all the people at the carter center. the staff, many of whom have worked with the family for a very long time. saying he fully expects the family, fully expects the former president legacy of humanitarian work to continue long after his death. >> i thought it was so interesting when we heard from chip carter the late president's

son, 74 years old talking about how much of a sacrifice it is to be a part of the presidential family. he did not get to often see his dad when he wanted to because his dad was busy. but you, jonathan, have had some access to former president when you are a student in atlanta the late jimmy carter was on the faculty. what kind of access did you have to him? >> i attended emory university during the 80s. i came to the diversity three part had joined the emory faculty as a distinguished visiting professor. height once they are expecting the people with access to the former president would probably be graduate but no, he was accessible to the entire student body. he would have town halls multiple times to your students could come in and even members

of the general public and ask him any question that happened to be on his or her mind. he would come and visit classes. the politics 101 classes undergraduate freshman classes. he visited a couple my english cap class classes it did not be politics. he was a regular visitor on campus. he was there several days a month. it was something he took very seriously as he delivered guest lectures on campus. and so there was a lot of access. upon the story to share with you i was editor of the emory wheel, the student newspaper. he sent a couple young reporters to cover one of his town hall meetings. after he was leaving they started shouting some questions at him. he said i have to run and talk to that university president which you are welcome to ride with me. invited the reporters into his limousine.

he gave him a full interview as they made the short ride from glenn memorial auditorium to the estate where the university president lives. it was a story though student reporters would go on to tell their friends. i am sure this day and age they are sharing them with the children and possibly at our age grandchildren. >> turned out, no doubt. >> jonathan, i was thinking about going back to it chip carter was saying. he said that his father was an amazing man propped up by an amazing woman. who is an amazing thing to watch them from so close in the later years as well. it's hard to talk about president carter without talking about roselyn and their relationship. route 77 years the longest presidential marriage and while chip was talking about that it was the moment he got visibly

emotional and now both of them. both of his parents will be buried under a willow tree at the home on the grounds of their home in plains, georgia it is astounding and gets me most emotional their relationship. >> it was a beautiful marriage this was a couple that was clearly in love for their entire lives, alt 77 years of their marriage. i remember as a student when i sat in on mr. carter's guest lectures he would often talk about what an important role not only his personal life advising from the presidency she was a very polite woman clearly played an important role in after his presidency, she served on several corporate boards. she was also a champion of mental health issues.

really trying to bring discussions of mental health out of the closet and into the open. here at the carter center sheet use this as a platform to arrange conferences to elevate the issue of mental health and the importance of treatment and the importance of talking about mental health publicly. >> jonathan thank you for your perspective and those stories. very much appreciated. we'll be back to you soon, later this evening joining us now presidential historian craig shirley. immediately after president carter's one and only term they went back to plains, georgia. he did not want to build a presidential library. there was no enthusiasm by president jimmy carter to build a monument to himself. it was not until the idea came from the carter ce center inspid

by the camp david accords that really brought him to life here in terms of his supposed presidency. and now here he is lying in repose at the carter center. your thoughts? >> the fifirst of all this cerey was wonderful. a lot of people do not know it, the governing organization for these ceremonies for presidents is that military district of washington. the military district goes to a president early after his election they say to him, look joe in a public funeral or private funeral? of the president says i want a private funeral they say thank you very much, president, they go away. then they go about planning what goes in. there's a lot in the military. they don't just happen there not or notjust on together.

they plan to keep and practice every year. as far as the carter center itself it did become a center of repose to discuss peace and debate. it's something reflective of jimmy carter. he had his presidency it was uneven at best. but is supposed presidency was magnificent. he would build houses for the poor. he would write books. he would travel the world for peace and won the nobel peace prize. he had exemplary and really set the standard. most when they leave the presidency go back home and do nothing like lbj went back home and went to the ranch and sat and drank and had a heart attack. richard nixon, perry term impact

independence and wrote his memoirs the state in the public life. carter's different. >> no doubt, he is set the bar so high for any president with so many things that he did. he wrote 33 books. he did amazing humanitarian work with habitat for humanity. and so many other things. i want to go back for a moment to something that his son, chip said during his eulogy. it was so wonderful to from his son and grandson and shed a little personal color on his life. i am paraphrasing but he said his dad's legacy was tough in the way it was framed by some pretty said towards the waning days of the administration he said some of it was true and some of it was not true. i was a little surprised to hear him touch on that. what you think he meant by that specifically?

>> i don't know. i wish i knew better about that. there is a lot that's grown up about jimmy carter and his presidency. i think the two most significant accomplishments of his presidency, you me he mentionede the camp david accords and durable peace that's lasted all these years between egypt and israel. but the second that is not been discussed is the introduction of human rights and international debate. before carter came along, international discussion was about war and peace. about national ore wars and tra. but it was carter who brought about the issue of human rights. remember talking about this to him when i interviewed him for my book in the 1980 campaign, is that he put sunlight on soviets and him barest.

so that is a good thing. also he did do some good work against the soviets. and the peak of the cold war he distributed thousands of copies throughout the eastern bloc. he turned up the radio frequency for radio free europe and broadcast ideas and morale to the people in prison behind the iron curtain. there were some very good things on foreign policy. there are some things unfortunately that did not work out. on the iranian hostage crisis, the soviet invasion of afghanistan and even he had to admit when the soviets invaded afghanistan he had underestimated. he went through reevaluation himself when he was president. >> yes, he had a number of good things at a number of bad things happen during his presidency

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