Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service at Washington funeral

Joe Biden walks to deliver remarks during the state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Jimmy Carter has been for his humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

All of Mr Carter’s living successors were in attendance, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering a eulogy.