Nearly a week of memorial plans for former President Jimmy Carter begins today, as the 39th president's remains will make one final trip from his hometown of Plains, Ga.
Carter had little national name recognition when he was elected president in 1976, having served in the Georgia Senate and one term as governor of the state before moving to the White House.
Carter returned home to Georgia and established the Carter Center, a humanitarian nonprofit that focuses on public health, democracy and other global issues.
After departing Atlanta Tuesday morning, Carter's remains will travel to Washington, D.C., to the U.S. Navy Memorial and the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state from 7 p.m. Tuesday through 7 a.m. Thursday.
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