Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, was known for his views on human rights and philanthropy and for his avid support of music.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, will be eulogized at a state funeral Thursday at the National Cathedral and later by private family services and interment in Plains, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter was to be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral, amid a groundswell of tributes honoring the 39th US president and the last from the so-called Greatest Generation.