Service marks end of 39th president’s lying in state at ceremony attended by all five living presidents

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Jimmy Carter’s six-day farewell to the nation culminated on Thursday morning with a eulogy from Joe Biden on faith and character as the 39th president received a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

During the service, the US president said that he had been the first senator to endorse Carter’s presidential run – highlighting how his predecessor saw challenges “well into the future” and taught him the power of morality.