Good evening. We begin with an unprecedented period of American history poised to unfold in front of the entire nation.

Promises to be a time of change and continuity of parallels and contrasts and returns and farewells.

For starters, three weeks from tonight, the nation's 47th president, who's once the 45th president, will have been back in office for eight hours.

Bearing witness at Donald Trump's inauguration earlier in the day will be the outgoing President Joe Biden,

whose hopes for re-election were, of course, dashed in part by high prices, the war in Gaza,

and a lack of confidence in his leadership.

The ceremony will take place 44 years the day that another one-term president,

also beset by inflation,

an overseas hostage crisis and plummeting popularity, peacefully transferred power to his successor.

The last time that Jimmy Carter will hear hail to the chief occupying that office.

That was President Jimmy Carter, and as you no doubt know, by now he died yesterday at the age of 100.

We'll reflect tonight on President Carter's life and faith, his legacy of public service,

with two of his close friends from his beloved hometown of Plains, Georgia,

as well as presidential historian Doriskearnns Goodwin and veteran journalist Judy Woodruff.

I'll also talk with Patty Davis, whose father Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter about how

a president's family copes with what Edward Kennedy once called unbearable sorrow endured in the

glare of a million lights. But first, former President Carter's death means that there'll be two

intricately planned and highly choreographed events in the nation's capital in the weeks ahead, the presidential inauguration and a rare state funeral.

Together, stunning in their timing and symbolism.

We begin tonight with Kayla Taushy at the White House with new details on the funeral.

What do we know so far, Kayla?

Anderson, we know that the late 39th president will be honored with a procession marked with many details to honor his legacy and his

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