卡特国葬在华盛顿国家大教堂举行：五位在世总统到场，拜登致悼词
2025年1月9日，美国第39任总统吉米·卡特的国葬仪式在位于华盛顿特区的华盛顿国家大教堂举行。这一天被定为全国哀悼日，联邦政府机构关闭。
卡特的灵柩当天上午由仪仗队从国会大厦东侧台阶抬出、移送至大教堂。此前，他的遗体自1月7日起在国会大厦圆形大厅供公众瞻仰。
总统拜登在仪式上致悼词。他说，自己31岁任参议员时，是佐治亚州以外第一位、也许是第一位支持卡特竞选总统的参议员，理由是卡特经久不变的品格——「品格，品格，品格」，品格即命运。
拜登说，卡特教给他的道理是，品格的力量不在于头衔或权力，而在于理解每个人都应得到尊严与尊重、每个人都应有公平的机会；「我们有义务不给仇恨留庇护所」，并站出来反对滥用权力。
拜登说，卡特出身于没有自来水和电的房子，却登上权力巅峰；他从未让政治潮流偏离自己服务与塑造世界的使命，并为卸任总统生涯树立了典范。他引述先知弥迦的话作结：卡特行公义、好怜悯、存谦卑的心。
五位在世总统悉数到场：拜登，以及克林顿、小布什、奥巴马与候任总统特朗普。悼念环节还包括卡特的孙辈诵读、前总统福特之子 Steven Ford 代读福特生前写下的悼词。
仪式结束后，卡特的灵柩运回佐治亚州 Plains，当天安葬于其故居旁、亡妻罗莎琳身侧。卡特于2024年12月29日在 Plains 家中逝世，享年100岁，是美国历史上最长寿的总统。
（来源：白宫）
Carter State Funeral Held at Washington National Cathedral: All Five Living Presidents Attend, Biden Delivers Eulogy
On January 9, 2025, the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was held at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The day was observed as a national day of mourning, with federal offices closed.
Carter's casket was carried that morning by military service members down the east steps of the U.S. Capitol and taken to the cathedral. He had lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda since January 7.
President Joe Biden delivered the eulogy. He said that as a 31-year-old senator he was the first senator outside Georgia, perhaps the first senator, to endorse Carter's candidacy for president, based on what he called Carter's enduring attribute: "character, character, character," and that character is destiny.
Biden said Carter taught him that strength of character is more than title or power; it is understanding that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect and that everyone deserves an even shot. "We have an obligation to give hate no safe harbor," he said, and to stand up against the abuse of power.
Biden said Carter came from a house without running water or electricity and rose to the pinnacle of power, never let the tides of politics divert him from his mission to serve and shape the world, and established a model post-presidency. He closed with the words of the prophet Micah: Carter did justly, loved mercy and walked humbly.
All five living presidents attended: Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump. The tributes also included readings by Carter's grandsons and a eulogy written by former President Gerald Ford, delivered by his son Steven Ford.
After the service, Carter's casket was returned to Plains, Georgia, where he was buried the same day beside his wife Rosalynn at their home. Carter died on December 29, 2024, at his home in Plains at age 100, the longest-lived U.S. president.
Related: Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at His Georgia Home at 100
(Source: The White House)
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图片来源：图：拜登在华盛顿国家大教堂为前总统吉米·卡特致悼词（2025年1月9日）。图：美国国防部照片（Mr. Tarnish Pride 摄），公共领域，via Wikimedia Commons / Photo: President Biden delivers a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on January 9, 2025. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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