The cathedral has also been the site of state funerals for Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush.
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The Washington National Cathedral has begun its preparations for President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral service next week, continuing a long tradition of hosting such services for former presidents including Eisenhower, Reagan, Ford and Bush.
Carter, who died on Sunday at 100 years old, will also be honored at a service in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, later this week, and will lie in state next week at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., before the state funeral on Jan. 9.
