D.C., for former president Jimmy Carter's state funeral. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Carter lived to be 100, leaving a mark on this country and the world extending beyond his four years in the White House.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) JIMMY CARTER: I was more than $1 million in debt. I didn't have a job. We had a business that had collapsed while I was in the White House. INSKEEP ...

KIM CARTER FULLER: I'm in Plains, Georgia. I'm looking out the window at downtown Plains. INSKEEP: She is Jimmy Carter's niece, the daughter of his brother, Billy. She's lived her whole life in ...

INSKEEP: Well, Mr. President, thanks for taking the time. CARTER: I've enjoyed it. Thank you. INSKEEP: Former President Jimmy Carter questioned on NPR in 2007. His funeral is tomorrow. Transcript ...

Today, all the living U.S. presidents will gather with hundreds of other dignitaries at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., for former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral.