Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday. Carter’s remains, which have been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday,

A steady stream of people stopped by the Carter Center to pay their respects to the only president from Georgia.

Funeral services for President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, are set to begin in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 7.