Americans remember former President Carter’s ‘lifelong legacy’ in front of the National Cathedral monument
Washington, DC – Former President Jimmy Carter will be remembered for his good spirit, faith and humanitarian efforts, spectators who stood outside his funeral at the National Cathedral told Fox News Digital.
Carter died on December 29 at the age of 100, the only US president to live past the century mark. Several memorial services have been held for the 39th president, both in DC and in Georgia, since his death.
Continuing a long-standing tradition, a memorial service was held for Carter at the National Cathedral in Washington in Washington, DCon Thursday, where Fox New Digital spoke to people gathered outside the funeral about the late president’s lasting legacy.
One woman recalled meeting Carter when she was just 7 years old, telling Fox News Digital that the loving interaction sparked her lifelong love of politics.
JIMMY CARTER WAS A MAN OF FAITH AND WE SHOULD REMEMBER HIM THAT
Spectators outside the National Cathedral spoke to Fox News Digital about former President Carter’s legacy. (Fox News Digital)
“My mom was a delegate to the ’76 convention representing Arkansas. And he came to Arkansas to campaign, and I met him. And I just remember him being very sweet,” she told Fox News Digital.
“I think that was the beginning of my love for politics and I know he’s just a good man. And so we wanted to walk down and see if we could pay our respects,” she said.
The woman’s husband also addressed Carter’s legacy.
Former President Obama and President-elect Trump at the National Cathedral for former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on January 9. (Getty Images)
“What I find interesting about President Carter is that he had a very short political career, right. So, no more than 8 to 10 years. But then his legacy in life was all the humanitarian efforts that he did to help other people. And he did is nobody’s a stranger,” another individual told Fox. “I want to have a life that kind of mirrors the life that he lived, really just supporting people and being there for them and making sure that everyone feels included and that no one is different.”
President Biden declared Thursday a national day of mourning, meaning many Americans had the day off work. Several of them spent the morning waiting in front of the monument to pay their respects.
“I grew up when he was president, I was a kid actually. But I’ve also followed him over the years because of everything he’s done with the homeless and building houses,” one viewer told Fox. “I had some good friends in Wisconsin who were part of his church. So I thought on my day off I’d take a walk down there and see if I could see anything.”
The junior D.C. resident told Fox that while he didn’t experience Carter as president, he followed his work in the years after he was president.
Spectators outside the National Cathedral spoke to Fox News Digital about former President Carter’s legacy. (Fox News Digital)
“I think he was definitely president before I was alive. But I mean, like, I always heard a lot about his post-presidential work and what he did after that. I mean, like that was something that really only made sense with Habitat for humanity and things like that, I think that’s something I’ll remember him for.”
After the memorial service in DC, Carter will be flown back to his home state of Georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.
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Biden, President-elect Trump and former Presidents Obama and Clinton attended Thursday’s funeral in DC, the first time all living presidents have come together since former President HW Bush’s 2018 funeral.
