The nation remembers President Jimmy Carter who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. WPR News will air special programs from NPR that honor his life and legacy on Jan. 9.
State Funeral Service At Washington National Cathedral – Thursday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m.
Listen on WPR News and online to NPR’s live special coverage of the State Funeral for President Carter from National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The funeral, which is not open to the public, will be broadcast live and hosted by NPR’s Steve Inskeep with Senior Political Editor and Correspondent Domenico Montanaro, National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson and White House Correspondent Tamara Keith.
The Life And Legacy Of Former President Jimmy Carter – Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.
Listen on WPR News and online as NPR Hosts Ari Shapiro and Linda Wertheimer look back at the life and service of President Jimmy Carter. Learn how Carter ran for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate Scandal, his unwillingness to play the game of give and take that created a rift with Congress, his international successes, the politically devastating hostage crisis with Iran and his post-presidential work for humanitarian causes, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
This special coverage will interrupt regularly scheduled programs on WPR News stations and wpr.org.
