After his time lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center, Carter will be taken to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, when members of Congress will pay their respects during a service in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Visitors will be able to pay their respects soon after.

A 6-day state funeral blending personalized memorials with the ceremonial pomp afforded to former presidents started Saturday for the longest-lived U.S. executive.

The events marked the first of a multiday celebration of Carter, who died last Sunday at his home in Plains, the tiny town of his childhood and the launchpad for his storied political career.