President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House.

A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.

Former President Carter’s marriage to first lady Rosalynn Carter played a defining role in his life, spanning 77 years and making it the longest presidential marriage in U.S. history. Jimmy

"From the Plains Peanut Festival to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House—and to communities around the globe—they remained grounded and humble, and Plains always remained home in their hearts.”

Jimmy Carter also considered his wife his muse. "She'd smile, and birds would feel that they no longer had to sing, or it may be I failed to hear their song," Jimmy Carter wrote in a poem titled "Rosalynn" from his 1995 book " Always a Reckoning and Other Poems ."

Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried at the home he shared for decades with Rosalynn after two ceremonies celebrating his life and legacy in Washington, D.C. and in Georgia.

The Carters met and raised their family in Plains, Ga. and returned to their beloved hometown after Jimmy's presidency

The late president is lying in state through Thursday morning, giving the public a chance to pay respect in person.

Follow live updates and the latest news as the nation honors Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States.

"To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of princ

Here's what to know about her post-White House life: