Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who struggled with a bad economy and a hostage crisis but went on to a long and admired post-White House career, will be honored at a state funeral in Washington on Thursday.

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.

The U.S. will honor President Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th commander-in-chief, with a state funeral beginning Thursday at 10am at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The big picture: Carter,