Jimmy Carter’s remains arrive in Washington DC for state funeral rites

From Georgia, body of late ex-president brought to US capital nearly 44 years after he left in humbling defeat

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the country's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington DC for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday.

Carter's remains, which had been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday, left the Atlanta campus on Tuesday morning, accompanied by his children and extended family. Special Air Mission 39 departed Dobbins air reserve base north of Atlanta and arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. A motorcade carried the casket into Washington for a final journey to the Capitol, where members of Congress will pay their respects.