Jimmy Carter's funeral proceedings began Saturday in Americus, Georgia, at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. After the casket was loaded into the hearse by current and former Secret Service agents who protected the late president,

ATLANTA — Thousands of Georgians gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter as a motorcade carried his casket across the state. A moment of silence was observed outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, where lawmakers and citizens alike reflected on the life and legacy of the nation’s 39th president.