it was preceded by america the beautiful and be thou my vision by the 282nd army band out of ft. jackson, south carolina. mark remarks will be offered by jason carter, grandson and chair of the carter center board of trustees. >> it afternoon. we will have many chances this week to pay tribute to my grandfather. 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 here of his beloved paintings, but his spirit fills this place. the real reason that this spirit fills this place is because of the people who are standing here. the people in this room, from the library, then use them and the carter center itself, you all are the real keepers of my grandparents legacy. the jimmy carter library museum holds the historical legacy, tells my grandparents story, which is an unbelievable american story, you hold it and you present it for my kids, and for their kids, and for all of the other generations to come. to the people at the carter center,

we heard from the 282nd army band out of fort jackson in south carolina before the ceremony. but yes, brief, emotional and powerful. we also heard that prayer from bernstein hollis, who is known the carters for many decades, has worked at the carter center for many decades and shared her prayer from a personal perspective of the man she knew. the also who knew rosalynn carter as well, and their work. and, wolf, what what really stood out to me was that if you listened to this, with the exception of one reference by chip carter, they didn't talk about a president. this was not the eulogy or memories about a man who served for them, the work he did. this was not about a man who was the commander in chief at jason carter, who's also the chair of the board of trustees of the carter center. most of his remarks were about the workers and the people who have worked on behalf of the priorities of the carters and worked at the carter center. his message was of gratitude for those who he said, are the real keepers of the carter's legacy. so this was not about memorializing or eulogizin

cathedral next thursday, that president biden will eulogize his longtime friend jimmy carter, the 282nd army band will play america the beautiful and perform be thou my vision. >> we'll also hear from the morehouse college glee club several selections. eternal father, strong to save the navy. hymn. the battle hymn of the republic as well. and then after the ceremony here at the carter center at 7 p.m., the public will be allowed to come here for several days until tuesday morning, when the president then makes his journey to washington to lie in state at the capitol and then the state funeral on thursday. i mean, all day we've seen this mix of the formal goodbye that we expect for every late president, every former president, but also these moments where we see and hear from the civil servants, the employees who have supported the carters for more than 40 years since he left the white house and the the places and the people important to him, even as a young boy. >> no question. this carter center is one key chapter of that. of course, this is where his nobel peace prize is that he won in 200

the 282nd army band dumping the though might — even though my vision. be thou my vision.he body bearers marching through the honour cordon down the walkway into the lobby of the walkway into the lobby of the carter centre, carrying the casket drift in the american flag of the 39th president, jimmy carter. and we see the carter family nowjoining that position. — procession. carter children, grandchildren, great—grandchildren in attendance, this will be a private ceremony held here in attendance for the carter family, attended by other dignitaries, the governor of georgia, the mayor of atlanta. we expect the service to be filled with hymns and speeches honouring the carter's christine tradition. and we have a peak and now inside, where that ceremony will take place. singing. the eternal father strong to save, a navy him, being sung by the morehouse college glee club. you see the carter family gathered there in the first rows, next to the casket of jimmy carter, many others in attendance, one of the long—standing request of the carter's, bothjimmy carter and rosalynn carter,