WASHINGTON (AP) — Here is the text of the eulogy President Joe Biden delivered Thursday during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter in Washington. Leaders of the clergy, distinguished guests and most importantly the Carter family.

Joe Biden was spotted "falling asleep" at Jimmy Carter's funeral as his wife Jill Biden reportedly nudged him to wake him up and George Bush checked on him.

In terms of character the 46th president doesn’t come close to matching the 39th.

Kamala Harris ignored Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral on Thursday, as five presidents gathered to mourn their predecessor. George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

During Carter's eulogy, Biden, who will leave office in 11 days, hinted at politics in repeating several times that “character” was Carter's chief attribute.

President Joe Biden, who will soon inherit the title of oldest living former president, delivered a eulogy for his predecessor Jimmy Carter on Thursday, talking about the importance of "finding the good life.

President Joe Biden speaks at the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter in the Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC on Jan. 9, 2025. The 46th and 39th U.S. presidents had a decades-long friendship,

President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old, was eulogized by Biden at his state funeral on Thursday morning.

Jimmy Carter's friendship ... Video above: President Joe Biden arrives at Carter funeral services After Biden spoke, Carter's grandson, James Carter IV, read from the Gospel of Matthew and ...

U.S. flags are flying at full-staff over the White House and all public grounds by order of President Trump. He had complained that flags would be at [half-staff on his inauguration day](

On his first day in office, Carter issued an executive order pardoning more than 200,000 men who evaded the Vietnam draft.

Historians may reevaluate his legacy in the years to come, after achievements and failures alike are put in more context, not to mention what occurs in Trump’s second term. Will Biden ultimately be viewed as a uniquely poor one-term president, or will history be kinder to him with time?