ted mondale will read a letter written by his father and the former vice president walter mondale today. >> dana: you will hear from james carter, one of the many grandsons of president carter and joshua carter as well and jason carter. so jason, joshua and james all grandchildren of president carter will have a chance to pay tribute to their late grandfather who they loved very much. >> bill: andrew young is also there today. i was watching him the other day in an interview and talking about his memories of jimmy carter not just as a president but also as a governor before he went to washington, d.c. and the years that he spent in his post presidency. remember, he left the presidency and he was 45 years young, which he had a long runway after that. went into hospice almost two years ago and had survived a long time on hospice, rather, under great care as well. and andrew young will deliver the homily today. his message will certainly be poignant. the choir is so stunning and sounds so beautiful and we'll hear the song "imagine" sung as a duet by garth brooks and tricia yearwood, quite

walter mondale both committed to and acted on. this is significant. and what was happening at the same time was the human movement and amnesty international was given the nobel prize in 1977 during the cartoonist oration. there was really an upsurge of a human rights movement. president carter and his administration injected movement with energy, with moral support, moral. the other thing that he did when he and pat darian and mrs. carter to latin america, you mentioned latin america. this was our hemisphere. yet he sent pat darian the assistant secretary for human rights, who was an amazing champion for. human rights. and i see some of her colleagues, roberta cohen and tex harris and others that are here with us today who brought that message to the dictatorships in latin america. in fact, you know, pat threatened military to argentina if the disappeared people, the thousands of disappeared people, did not reappear. and they did. they reappeared alive because of that threat of withholding, of military support. there's a professor in georgia, elena, w

ted mondale, now the son of former vice president walter mondale. let's listen. >> my father wrote this in 2015, and clearly he edited it a couple times since then. but here we go. today we join in sadness to honor our dear frien, president carter, for his extraordinary years of principled and decent leadership and his courageous commitment to civil rights and human rights. i remember the emergence of jimmy carter on the national stage, in particular his 1971 inaugural address for the first time, a georgia governor called for a commitment to the traditions of martin luther king jr. and for the decency that his leadership stood for over his lifetime. i was surprised when then-candidate carter asked me to join him as his running mate in 1976. he amazed me then, as he has every year since. he, of course, was brilliant. he also had a great sense of humor. and while we had only four years in the white house, he achieved so much in that time. it stood as a marker for americans dedicated to justice and decency. carter was a man of his word. i remember when

well, i got involved with walter mondale's committee. excuse me.nd it was phenomenal. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cox says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended, since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news. >> still to come on abc seven news. making the food you eat safer and healthier. the executive order just issued by governor gavin newsom and looking ahead to the top travel trends of 2025. what you need to know (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered califor

the other is his vice president walter mondale.t he actually didn't know for years that his father had written a eulogy until he was contacted by the carter center. they remained close throughout their lives, and so the sons of gerald ford and walter mondale will be delivering their fathers' eulogies here at the national cathedral today, which should be a very touching moment. >> incredibly touching moment. we are going to talk about that presidential odd couple of jimmy carter and gerald ford, who jimmy carter defeated, and then they became close friends, carter speaking at ford's state funeral as well. nancy cordes, thank you so much. i do want to note too at this time as we watch the motorcade make its way to the national cathedral and we look at some of the dignitaries who are arriving, to also talk about president carter, because he overcame brain and liver cancer in 2015. i think we all know he died at the age of 100. even my young son said he was born in 1924, mom. [ laughter ] remarkable to think about anyone who makes it t

jerry ford will deliver, he's a minister, and the son of walter mondale, the strongest relationship withice president. and jonathan, as we await the start of the funeral, we are waiting for the casket to be removed from the hearse in a formal ceremony. let's listen in. for. ♪♪ ■ ■ ■ i ♪♪ ■ ■ ■ i can. write. >> with faith in jesus >>> withis faith in jesus chris, we receive the body of our brother james for burial. let us pray with confidence to god, the giver of life that he will raise him to perfection in the company of the saints. deliver your servant james oh, sovereign lord christ from all the evil and set him free from every bond that he may rest with all of your saints in the eternal habitations where with the father and the holy spirit you live and reign, one god, forever and ever. >> let us also pray for all who mourn, that they may cast their care on god and know the consolation of his love. almightoy god, look with pity upon the sorrow of the servants who pray. remember them in mercy, nourish them with patience, comfort them with a sense of your goodness, lift up your countenan

president, vice president bush, vice president mondale, senator baker, speaker o'neill, reverend, andy fellow citizens. to a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion. and yet, in the history of our nation, it's a commonplace occurrence. the orderly transfer of authority as called for in the constitution routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries and few of us stop to think how unique we really are. in the eyes of many in the world, this every four years someone we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle. mr. president, i want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition. by your gracious cooperation to the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a united people, pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty, to a greater degree than any other. i thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is our republic. [applause] >> the business of our nation goes forward. the united states are confronted with an economic affliction o

carter mondale were actually instrumental in setting the tone for what is meant to have a productive with 20th century american history. it was filled with president and former president and first ladies in their families and people who work in policy. it was as historian really fun to see a huge fan of history in one building. >> host: how did it become customary it seems that show these state funerals in the nation's capital and that there is this service at the national cathedral? why the national cathedral? >> guest: in 1893 congress decided there should be a spot for there to be a national mourning location for there to be some sort of history cathedral place come some spot with the type of service, some type of prayer and worship could be held. construction of this building didn't start until 1907 but as early as woodrow wilson's passing in 1924 there started the services on the grounds of this space. and not always the funerals, the few wells was added so. the funeral of fdr was at the white house but there was a recognition that they wanted to have an opportunity for the coun

i got to know him through vice president mondale. and for me, when i think about his life, the resilience he showed in the wake of a defeat in his second run for presidency, what he did, this relentless force of good for our country. i always think about the words in the carter center, and they were mondale's words after they lost, he said. we told the truth. we obeyed the law. we kept the peace. we told the truth. we obeyed the law. we kept the peace. i can't think of better words of a mission as we go into this next presidency than those words from walter mondale about the great jimmy carter, a great son of minnesota, walter mondale. >> and let him let us bid adieu to a daughter of minnesota. >> thank you so much in my purple for the vikings go, vikings. okay, ready for the biggest game in nfl history. two teams, 14 to 2 tonight vikings lions i'm going to i'm going to leave that there. >> thank you so much senator. appreciate it a reality check for president trump and his agenda. coming up i'm going to talk to a republican in the s

otherwise i don't think he would have singled mondale out. president biden said jimmy carter was a model of post-presidency. what did you make of it? guest: he was. in some ways he was a model for a new type of post president. prior to carter, most former presidents went home, relatively quiet. they didn't participate in politics. they also didn't have a lot of public presence. carter was young. he wanted something to do. he created the carter center. now most presidents have centers that are not just affiliated with their libraries but also have a philanthropic element. they usually have missions, whether democracy, medicine, health, human rights. carter did all those. he carved a new path for what was possible for former presidents to consider with their time, influence and power. host: his grandson in his eulogy marking, noting the presidential carter center has 3500 employees, 100 and america and the rest across the world. guest: incredible. carter was clearly focused on global affairs. that was true during his presidency. some of his big

the title of citizen of vice president mondale, my cabinet and the hundreds of others who have served with me during the last four years. i wish to say now publicly what i have in private. i thank them for the dedication and competence brought to the service of our country. but i owe my thanks to you to, the american people, because you gave me this extraordinary opportunity to serve. we faced great challenges together, and we know that future problems will also be difficult. but i'm now more convinced than ever that the united states better than any other country can meet successfully. the future might bring. these last four years have made me more certain ever the inner strength of our country, the unchanging value, our principles and ideals, the stability of our political system, the ingenuity and the decency of our people. tonight, i would like to first to say a few words about this most special office, the presidency of the united. this is once the most powerful office in the world and among the most severelygress and informally in many ways, through a range of public and private

vice president mondale will be a constant and close advisor for me.n the spirit of international friendship, we will soon welcome here in the united states the leaders of several nations beginning with our neighbors, canada and mexico. this month the secretary of state, cyrus vance, will go to the middle east, seeking ways to achieve a genuine peace between israel and its arab neighbors. our ambassador to the united nations, andrew young, left last night on a visit to africa to demonstrate our friendship for its people and our commitment to peaceful change towards majority rule in southern africa. i will also strive to improve our relations with the soviet union and the peoples republic of china, ensuring our security while seeking to reduce the risk of conflict. we will continue to express our concern about violations of human rights as we have during this past week, without upsetting our efforts toward friendly relationships with other countries. later, on another program, i will make a much more complete report to you on foreign policy matters. i'd

but he says it was a team effort giving much credit to carter's vice president, walter mondale. >> ilways describe it as carter had the heart and mondale had the brains to pick the right people. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cotchett says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended, since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news. >> what a difference that made. and, spencer, you have been a friend to the carters for decades, and you recently shared with abc news live a few of your favorite memories. >> that's true. diane. you know, if you observe jimmy carter's public life, there's no doubt that he had a profound commitme

and, coming up next, we are going to hear from ted mondale, the son of walter mondale.ulogy that he did not live to liver himself but we will hear his words and the national cathedral as living presidents look on to this historic moment. >> my father wrote this in 2015 and clearly he edited it a couple times since then but here we go. today, we join in sadness to honor our dear friend president carter for his extraordinary years of principled and decent leadership and his courageous commitment to civil rights and human rights. i remember the emergence of jimmy carter on the national stage. in particular, his 1971 inaugural address. for the first time, a georgia governor called for a commitment to the traditions of martin luther king jr. and for the decency that his leadership stood for over his lifetime. i was surprised when then- candidate carter joined me to his running mate in 1976. he amaze me then as he has every year since. he, of course, was brilliant. he also had a great sense of humor. and while we had only four years in the white house, he achieved so much in

but he says it was a team effort giving much credit to carter's vice president, walter mondale. >> i always describe it as carter had the heart and mondale had the brains to pick the right people. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cotchett says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news state funeral plans begin tomorrow for former president carter. >> a motorcade will carry his body from his hometown of plains, georgia, to the carter presidential center in atlanta. that's where he will lie in repose through monday. on tuesday, carter's body will travel to the u.s. capitol, wher

but mondale died in 2021. his son, ted will read that that that eulogy aloud today during the funeral service. marcus, it's amazing he's still abl to be a part of this service there. chris pollone in washington for us this morning. chris. thank you. and today is a national day of mourning. as such, federal offices will be closed along with the u.s. stock markets. but federal workers will still be paid. banks and schools will remain open. nbc news will have full coverage of the former president's funeral starting in our next half hour. now it's scheduled to begin roughly at 630, at which point today in the bay will stream online. you can also find that at nbcbayarea.com or wherever you stream. it is 609 and here's a live look at sfo where happening today. tsa security screeners are organizing a protest and rally. workers claim they're owed millions in back pay. and we know a rally is scheduled for noon. remember, screeners at sfo are contracted out, in this case to a company called covenant aviation security. w

as well, and jimmy carter fundamentally reshaped not only walter mondale's vice presidency, but butfor jd vance sitting in there, what it's going to be like for him in the next four years, he'll have an office in the west wing. that's because of jimmy carter and that relationship between presidents and vice presidents. speaking of trump and vice president pence, just that entire dynamic, and obama and biden shifted because of jimmy carter. and so i think stuart made a great point, saying a lot of the things he did had lasting change on the presidency. >> it's not the number of years he said. stuart eizenstat said that you serve as president, but the accomplishments that you achieve as president of the united states, and he helped create the department of education, the department of energy, a peace treaty between israel and egypt. at the time, this was just a few years after they were at war, and he spent 13 days at camp david working around the clock to achieve that deal. and it certainly came through. it did, wolf. >> and, you know, the other thing that's interesting, too, about h

jimmy and i often talked about our dear friend walter mondale, who we all miss very much. together they formed a model partnership, collaboration and trust. both were men of character. and as we all know, jimmy carter also established a model post presidency by making a powerful difference as a private citizen in america. and i might add, as you all know around the world, through it all throughout it all he showed us how character and faith starts with ourselves and then knows to others. at our best we share the better parts of ourselves, joy, solidarity, love, commitment. not for reward. but in reverence to an incredible gift of life we've all been granted. to make every minute of our time here on earth count. that's the definition of a good life. a life jimmy carter lived during his 100 years. to young people, to anyone in search of meaning and purpose, study the power of jimmy carter's example. i miss him. but i take solace in knowing that he and his beloved rosalynn are reunited again. to the entire carter family, thank you and i mean this sincerely, for sharing them b

gerald ford and carter's vice president, walter mondale. eulogies to jimmy carter, written by their fathers before gerald ford and walter mondale passed away. steve ford, relating his father's account of a political rivalry, turned friendship during our 1976 contest. >> jimmy knew my political vulnerabilities, and he successfully pointed them out. >> now, i didn't like it, but little could i know that the outcome of that 1976 election would bring about one of my deepest and most enduring friendships. >> president biden eulogized carter by repeatedly praising his strength of character. >> it's about asking ourselves, are we striving to do things the right things? what values? what are the values that animate our. spirit? do we operate from fear or hope? ego or generosity? >> in attendance, dignitaries from around the world, including the so-called presidents club, biden, bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama and donald trump, trump and his former vice president mike pence shook hands for the first time since their falling out after janu

ted mondale will deliver the eulogy written by jimmy carter's vice president, walter mondale, both of whom jimmy carter outlived. stu eizenstat, who was here at the panel a couple of days ago, who was in the carter administration. jason carter president carter's grandson and also a politician in his own right. president biden will speak, give a tribute. garth brooks and trisha yearwood will perform the song imagine, which is an interesting selection. uh, and and also, we're told, one of president carter's favorite songs. see, now, the. >> staff of the cathedral about to lead the president. anita mentioned this earlier on a day when we can talk politics when it's appropriate. but i think more importantly is to talk about the service here, both those in the cathedral and the remarkable service of the members of the military, of all branches of the military, and just the precision and the. respect. >> it's their final honor to their former commander in chief. >> we we sadly only say thank you on days like this, when we say thank you every day for what they do. >> um, and for the people w

i love the fact that the eulogies written by vice president mondale and president ford for jimmy cartery the sons of those individuals at this funeral, and you get to hear those words from those individuals who knew him best. >> can i just note that, you know, people talk about how walter mondale was the architect of the modern day vice presidency. and when you go into when you're putting together the office of the vice president, everyone goes back to talk about what walter mondale did. but it was really jimmy carter. it was president carter who was the architect of the modern day vice presidency, and the modern day relationship between the president and the vice president. because when jimmy carter became president and he realized that the vice president don't even got an office up over here right in the west wing, because traditionally, the vice president's office was across west executive avenue in the old executive office building, the oeob. it was president carter who made sure that his vice president was a governing partner with him and was engaged and involved. so i just think a

um, i think especially i'm looking forward to hearing steve ford, gerald ford's son, and ted mondale walter mondale son, read eulogies that their fathers had promised to deliver at carter's funeral because carter and ford were very, very close, even though they were rivals during the election. and then mondale was the first vice president who really made, because of carter, had an office in the west wing. you know, carter, among many things, professionalized the role of the vice presidency. so it's really paying homage to not only carter, but these beautiful friendships and relationships. and i think we could all use that about now. >> when you reflect on carter's legacy, we were struck. and in fact, let me let me play this for you. this was an interview in 2010 that jimmy carter did with lesley stahl on 60 minutes, kind of reflecting a little bit on his presidency. he, of course, was a one term president, just as joe biden is going to be a one term president. let's watch this. >> they told you that you had an image of weakness. you write that they told you this, a lack of esteem in

as well as tribute from the sons of former president gerald ford and former vice president walter mondale, president joe biden, also giving a eulogy here today. it is widely known that the 2 man had become great friends over jimmy carter's lifetime. now this is an event that marks just the tail end of about a week of memorial services for president jimmy carter. he had been lying and stage up the capital for the past days were thousands of americans really lined up in very cold conditions in snow and wind and an ice in order to be able to pay their respects to this man. you know, he had a very long post presidential life, so he may have had a single term. but after that followed the some 44 years of public service. so not just here in america, but abroad and everyone you ask uh and really universally, anyone i have talked to had said that they are saying farewell to a man that they remember as good, decent and dedicated to serve, serving his fellow human. being. the dw is janelle dom, allowing their reporting from the national cathedral in washington. d. c. are here at germany. there is g

vice president mondale. senator baker. speaker o'neill. reverend moomaw. and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today. this is a solemn and most momentous occasion. and yet in the history of our nation, it is a commonplace occurrence. the orderly transfer of authority, as called for in the constitution, routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries, and few of us stop to think how unique we really are in the eyes of many in the world. this every four years ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle. mr. president, i want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition by your gracious, cooperate nation in the transition process. you have shown i'm watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other. and i thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity, which is the bulwark of our republic. the business of our nation goes forward. these united states are confronted with an

[applause] >> ronald reagan defeated walter mondale carrying 49 states. a small private ceremony occurred that day. a cold snap descended and decision was made to cancel outdoor events. president reagan held his inauguration inside the rotunda. outdoor temperatures reached seven degrees fahrenheit. this is courtesy of the ronald reagan presidential library. >> the chief justice will administer the oath to the president. >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. and will to the best of my ability serve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. so help me god. [applause] >> senator mathias, chief justice burger, vice president bush, speaker o'neill, senator dole, reverend clergy, and members of my family and friends and my fellow citizens: this day has been made brighter with the presence here of one who, for a time, has been absent. senator john stennis, god bless you and welcome back. there is, however, one who is not with

dead mondale son of walter mondale also will read attribute written by the former vice president by jimmy only u.s. president to graduate from the naval academy. he studied nuclear power as father of nuclear navy. i interviewed him as a local reporter in georgia in 2009. he told me, guys his dream as a 5-year-old was to go to the naval academy and retire in hawaii or annapolis. in 1953 after his father died jimmy rushed home to plains, georgia to take care of the family peanut business. later today he will be buried in plains. there will be a service at home church where he taught sunday school for decades. he will be laid to rest next to his wife of 77 years, rosalynn carter on his family property in plains, georgia. back to you. >> lawrence: we will be watching, thanks, david. so right now firefighters in los angeles are spread thin. fighting five raging wildfires from l.a. wild land firefighter steve gutierrez. thank you so much for joining the program. the big question is what do you need right now? i know you are fighting to win so you can't get the resources in the air like you want

>> it is 1985 and prede ronald reagan has defeated democrat walter mondale in an electorate landslide, carrying 49 states. a small private oath of office ceremony occurred at the white house. public events were scheduled for monday, the 21st but a severe cold snap hit the east coast and the decision was made to cancel outdoor events including the traditional parade. president reagan held his public inauguration ceremony inside the capitol rotunda. outdoor temperatures at 7 degrees fahrenheit. this is courtesy of the ronald reagan library. >> the chief justice will now administer the oath to the president. >> mr. president, are you ready to take the oath? >> i am. >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, ronald reagan, solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect and defend -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the

how lbj treated hue bert humphry and how jimmy carter dealt with and had a partnership with walter mondalerent era and it's something that we saw carried out ahead with vice presidents under, you know, other presidents that followed jimmy carter. this was a man who really did an awful lot of good things as president that somehow got lost in part because of the caricature, the rabid bunny-chasing after him in the canoe, the unfortunate failure in the desert and trying to rescue the hostages in iran. the sweater he wore as he tried to talk about ending inflation and dealing with the energy crisis. and the fact is he had a level of disdain for normal politics that wasn't healthy given what it takes to be president but we'll look at his presidency down the road, i think, maybe not as favorably as his post presidency, which is remarkable and enduring, but in a much more favorable light. i would also add, ali, that the longevity of this man, i remember when he had a brain tumor and people thought he was not going to survive. >> yep. >> shortly after that, they did a big symposium on the universi