Day 2 in Atlanta: Paying respect to President Jimmy Carter
January 6, 2025
WVTM 13 Anchor Jarvis Robertson details military escort inside the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center
AND PEOPLE CONTINUE TO POUR IN TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS. SO WVTM 13 JARVIS ROBERTSON IS LIVE IN ATLANTA FOR US THIS MORNING AS THE PUBLIC VIEWING OF CARTER’S CASKET CONTINUES TODAY. JARVIS. YEAH. GOOD MORNING, SCOTT AND CARLA. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME DAYBREAK ACROSS GEORGIA. MORE PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP HERE AND LEAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER. YOU CAN SEE WE DO HAVE A COUPLE RIGHT HERE. THEY’RE TAKING A SELFIE IN FRONT OF THE CARTER PRESIDENTIAL SIGN. NOW, WE HAVE SEEN THAT GESTURE A LOT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO CERTAINLY PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER ALL OVER THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT, HOURS INTO THE MORNING. THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE. NOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT CARTER, IT IS ONE THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED IN A MORE FAVORABLE LIGHT. NOW, CERTAINLY, HUMANITARIAN IS SOMETHING THAT HE POURED A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO. ALSO SHARING HIS FAITH WITH THE PUBLIC, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME OUT TO VIEW THE CASKET OF PRESIDENT CARTER, SOME OF THEM ARE LEAVING OUT WITH SAD FACES, BUT THEY’RE ALSO LEAVING OUT WITH THE PRINTOUT THAT HAS A PICTURE OF PRESIDENT CARTER, HIS BIRTH AND DEATH YEARS PRINTED ON IT AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS NO LONGER HERE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN HIS HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS WILL STOP. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD KNOW WHAT HE STANDS FOR, AND THAT’S WHAT WE STAND FOR. WHETHER THAT’S ABOUT PEACE BUILDING OR HUMAN RIGHTS OR CONFLICT RESOLUTION, WOMEN’S RIGHTS ERADICATION, ELIMINATION OF DISEASE, WE WILL CONTINUE THAT AND WE WILL CONTINUE IT IN HIS NAME. NOW, THE PUBLIC VIEWING OF PRESIDENT CARTER’S CASKET OPENED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT HAS BEEN A 24 HOUR PROCESS. SO THROUGH THESE OVERNIGHT EARLY MORNING HOURS, PEOPLE ARE COMING IN. THE BUSSES ARE ROLLING IN RIGHT NOW, ONE AFTER ANOTHER. WHAT’S INTERESTING ABOUT IT? THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING OUT FOR THE VIEWING, THEY CAN’T PARK HERE ON THE GROUNDS. THEY HAVE TO PARK SOMEWHERE ELSE AND BE BUSED IN BY MARTA, WHICH IS THE ATLANTA TRANSPORTATION THAT THEY USE HERE IN THE AREA. NOW, THE BODY WILL BE DEPARTING HERE. THE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, TOMORROW MORNING. FROM THERE, THEY’RE GOING TO GO TO DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE. THE FAMILY, ALONG WITH THE REMAINS OF PRESIDENT CARTER, WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C., REPORTING LIVE HERE IN ATLANTA THIS MORNING. I’M JARVI
WVTM 13 Anchor Jarvis Robertson details military escort inside the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center
President Jimmy Carter is lying in repose at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Center during a public viewing of his casket Monday.Media members were granted the chance to pay their respects and view the coffin. WVTM 13 Anchor Jarvis Robertson and Photojournalist Jeffrey Battle received a military escort inside the presidential center.We were walked in through the back and kept away from the general public as protocol. The first thing we saw was a wall with numerous awards and honors of Carter.His casket was draped with the American flag and surrounded by the ceremonial guard of honor. It consisted of a member from each of the five branches of the military.One by one, or in small groups, people walked into the room where Carter’s casket sits. Two men walked in together wearing caps and vests with patches regarding military operations and service. Once they made it to the ropes, the men gave Carter a slow salute. There has been a steady flow of people showing up to pay their respects. Staff from The Carter Center told us over 10,000 people showed up to view the casket between Saturday and Sunday.The 24-hour public viewing ends at 6 a.m. Tuesday. A departure ceremony will take place at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Carter’s remains and family will be taken to Washington, D.C., where more ceremonies are slated for this week.President Joe Biden has declared Thursday, Jan. 9, a day of mourning. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum will be open free of charge Thursday for anyone who wants to stop by and pay their respects.
President Jimmy Carter is lying in repose at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Center during a public viewing of his casket Monday.
Media members were granted the chance to pay their respects and view the coffin. WVTM 13 Anchor Jarvis Robertson and Photojournalist Jeffrey Battle received a military escort inside the presidential center.
We were walked in through the back and kept away from the general public as protocol. The first thing we saw was a wall with numerous awards and honors of Carter.
His casket was draped with the American flag and surrounded by the ceremonial guard of honor. It consisted of a member from each of the five branches of the military.
One by one, or in small groups, people walked into the room where Carter’s casket sits. Two men walked in together wearing caps and vests with patches regarding military operations and service.
Once they made it to the ropes, the men gave Carter a slow salute.
There has been a steady flow of people showing up to pay their respects. Staff from The Carter Center told us over 10,000 people showed up to view the casket between Saturday and Sunday.
The 24-hour public viewing ends at 6 a.m. Tuesday. A departure ceremony will take place at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Carter’s remains and family will be taken to Washington, D.C., where more ceremonies are slated for this week.
President Joe Biden has declared Thursday, Jan. 9, a day of mourning.
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum will be open free of charge Thursday for anyone who wants to stop by and pay their respects.
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