The nation paused to honor the Democrat for his service as a naval officer, governor and president, and his four decades of humanitarian work after leaving the White House.

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,

The late U.S. president was remembered during his state funeral as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.