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All 5 of America's surviving presidents attended Jimmy Carter's ceremonial contiguous – and the seating program forced galore rivals to beryllium adjacent unneurotic astatine the beforehand of the cathedral.
Each president, isolated from Barack Obama, was accompanied by his woman and the 2 rows were completed by vice president Kamala Harris and her hubby Doug Emhoff.
The past clip the erstwhile and existent presidents publically gathered unneurotic was successful 2018.
All eyes were connected the pews of the Washington National Cathedral arsenic they filed in, and portion immoderate greeted each different warmly - and adjacent appeared to stock a laughter - the aforesaid can't beryllium said for everyone.
Here's a who's who of the beforehand rows - including who acknowledged each other, and who decided against interactions...
1 - Joe Biden
President Joe Biden delivered a eulogy astatine Mr Carter's funeral, successful 1 of his last nationalist speaking appearances earlier leaving office.
"To young people, to anyone successful hunt of meaning and purpose, survey the powerfulness of Jimmy Carter's example," Mr Biden said of Mr Carter, who served arsenic president from 1977 to 1981. "Character, faith, emotion - a existent patriot."
As the serving president, Mr Biden sat successful the beforehand enactment astatine the Cathedral - putting a possibly invited region betwixt himself and Mr Trump.
2 - Jill Biden
First Lady Jill Biden took her spot betwixt her hubby and his vice president, Kamala Harris.
The Bidens were the past of the dignitaries to participate the cathedral and did truthful hand-in-hand. The president's recently pardoned son, Hunter, was besides among the mourners, though helium did not beryllium adjacent his father.
3 - Kamala Harris
Mr Carter's ceremonial brought VP Kamala Harris face-to-face with Donald Trump for the archetypal clip since she mislaid to her Republican rival successful the US statesmanlike predetermination successful November.
Ms Harris and her hubby did not admit the president-elect - oregon indeed, anyone other - arsenic they made their mode to their seats, preferring to alternatively look solemnly, consecutive ahead.
4 - Doug Emhoff
America's first, and only, 2nd man dutifully accompanied Ms Harris into the cathedral. The seating program enactment him straight betwixt his woman and Mr Trump, who sat a enactment behind.
5 - Donald Trump
Mr Trump attended the ceremonial successful his capableness arsenic a erstwhile president but helium is, of course, acceptable to marque an historical instrumentality to the Oval Office on 20 January.
As good arsenic bringing the president-elect look to look with his Democrat rivals, the ceremonial saw Mr Trump reunite with Mike Pence - his erstwhile VP who past twelvemonth refused to endorse him.
Mr Trump and Mr Pence shook hands with small look connected their faces earlier taking their seats.
As the remaining mourners filed in, Mr Trump spent respective minutes making speech with Barack Obama, who sat to his right. Mr Obama could beryllium seen nodding arsenic his successor spoke earlier breaking into a grin.
6 - Melania Trump
Melania Trump is being thrown backmost into a satellite of nationalist events acknowledgment to her husband's statesmanlike predetermination win, but she attended contiguous arsenic a erstwhile archetypal lady.
She joined her hubby successful shaking Mr Pence's manus arsenic they arrived astatine their seats, earlier remaining stone-faced and staring consecutive up portion waiting for the work to start.
7 - Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the lone 1 of the erstwhile presidents who was not accompanied by his wife.
Michelle Obama had a scheduling struggle and remained successful Hawaii, wherever she is taking an "extended vacation", CNN reported up of the funeral.
After speaking to Mr Trump, Mr Obama could beryllium seen turning successful his spot to talk to Mr Pence.
8 and 9 - George W Bush and Laura Bush
The erstwhile presidents and archetypal ladies arrived successful reverse chronological order, meaning George W Bush and Laura Bush had to skirt past Mr and Mrs Trump, the astir caller erstwhile residents of the White House, and Mr Obama, to get to their seats.
While Mr Obama stood to greet the brace and fto them pass, the Trumps remained successful their seats, with Melania studiously speechmaking the bid of work instead.
Once seated, Mr and Mrs Bush greeted radical sitting successful the 3rd row, including erstwhile VPs Mike Pence, Dan Quayle and Al Gore.
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10 and 11 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton was the past of the erstwhile presidents to get and did truthful alongside his woman Hillary, who herself mislaid an predetermination to Mr Trump backmost successful 2016.
The Clintons dodged the Trumps wholly by walking astir the pews to scope their aisle seats. They were greeted by Mr Bush, Mr Pence and Mr Gore, each of whom stood for their arrival.
12 - Mike Pence
Mr Pence's large reunion with his erstwhile brag Mr Trump marked the archetypal clip they've been seen successful nationalist unneurotic since leaving the White House successful 2021.
Mr Pence served arsenic VP for the entirety of Mr Trump's archetypal presidency but the pair's narration soured successful 2020 erstwhile Mr Pence refused to backmost claims the Republicans had won the latest election.
He past refused to enactment Mr Trump during past year's statesmanlike election.
Mr Pence attended the ceremonial alongside his wife, Karen, who did not basal to shingle the Trumps' hands.
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