On Tuesday, his remains were carried to the Capitol in a horse-drawn caisson, brought into the Rotunda and placed on the Lincoln Catafalque, where Carter’s body spent two days lying in state.

Carter’s body will then be flown on Tuesday to Washington, where he will lie in state at the Capitol on the Lincoln catafalque in the Rotunda, according to The Associated Press. Special Air ...

Typically less formal, without military guards or the use of the Lincoln catafalque. Both ceremonies allow the public to pay their respects but differ in their level of formality and prestige.

President Jimmy Carter will lie in state for a second day Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites. The Georgia Democrat and 39th president died ...

where his flag-draped casket remains atop the Lincoln catafalque for members of the public to pay their respects. After the funeral, the Boeing 747 that is Air Force One when a sitting president ...