Thursday's service will cap off six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. After the funeral, Carter will return to Georgia to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.

Jimmy Carter's official state funeral is set to be held on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Here's what to know.