Why isn’t Jimmy Carter being buried at Arlington National Cemetery?Jimmy Carter and his wife chose to be buried in Plains, Georgia, to stay connected to their roots and the community they loved.

While the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park is generally free and open to the public all week 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the graves, the memorial garden, and the Carters' home are not currently open.

Now, he’s an alternative education teacher in Green Bay who, until recently, had accomplished a personal goal of visiting every U.S. president’s grave. With Jimmy Carter’s recent death, ...

Watch a stream of the many public memorial events for former President Jimmy Carter live in our player above. The Georgia Democrat and 39th president died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Carter served ...