I had the privilege of interviewing President Carter for a documentary about how music shaped his philosophy, his politics, and his view of the world. Jimmy Carter grew up in the segregated South during the Depression.

After the service, Carter will be flown back to Georgia, and a private funeral service will take place in Plains at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school and where a funeral service was held for his wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in November 2023.