The nation’s five living presidents gathered to honor former President Jimmy Carter in a pomp-filled funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, a moment of solemn respite from the capital city’s political tensions and preparations for a new administration.

Former White House aide Stu Eizenstat used his eulogy to make an effort to reframe the Carter presidency as more successful than voters appreciated at the time. “He may not be a candidate for Mount Rushmore,

SAYING GOODBYE — “Character, character, character,” President JOE BIDEN said today in summing up former President JIMMY CARTER’s legacy on the national and international stage. That was the theme of the day at the state funeral for America’s 39th president,