President Jimmy Carter's casket was placed Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda, where he will lie in state until Thursday's ...

The former president’s casket has been placed on Lincoln’s Catafalque in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. 4:50 p.m. Former President Carter’s casket brought into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.

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.

where his flag-draped casket remains atop the Lincoln catafalque for members of the public to pay their respects.Carter will remain at the Capitol until Thursday morning, when he is transported to ...

Lying in State: The casket is placed in the Capitol Rotunda, where the public can pay their respects. A special platform called the Lincoln Catafalque, first used for Abraham Lincoln, supports the ...

The casket was placed in the middle of the room on the Lincoln catafalque, a platform built in 1865 to hold slain president Abraham Lincoln’s casket in the same place. Harris, Senate Majority ...