Gerald Ford won’t be the only person speaking beyond the grave. Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, also had a eulogy he wrote for Carter read by his son, Ted Mondale. Walter Mondale died in 2021 at the age of 93. He was born four years after Carter.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was a somber time of remembrance, but also a celebration of a century of life, well-lived.
Former President Ford and former Vice President Mondale had their eulogies read at the state funeral of former President Carter years after passing away.
Gerald Ford’s son Steve Ford read his father's eulogy for Jimmy Carter at Thursday's funeral service, drawing a few smiles, laughs, and tears.
Former President Gerald Ford and former Vice President Walter Mondale have passed away, but wrote eulogies for Carter's funeral before their deaths.
Before former Walter Mondale died in 2021, he wrote a eulogy, which he planned to deliver for Jimmy Carter. Mondale served as Vice President during Carter's presidency, and the two men were close. His son,
The son of Walter Mondale, Carter's vice president, also read a posthumous eulogy from his own father for Carter. WASHINGTON - Though Gerald Ford passed away in 2006, his memories of his rival ...
Despite former President Gerald Ford passing away in 2006 and former Vice President Walter Mondale dying in 2021, their words were heard, and their presence was felt at Carter's funeral on Thursday.