Barack Obama will eulogize the late Rep. John Lewis at his funeral in Atlanta on Thursday, a source familiar with the planning tells NBCNews.
"He loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise.
Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga, sits in his office in the Canon House office building on March 17, 2009.Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush will be in attendance, while the the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Clinton is also expected to be there. However, Deanna Congelio, a spokeswoman for former President Jimmy Carter, 95, and first lady Rosalyn Carter, 92, told NBC News the Carters will not attend. Carter, who is the oldest living president and a cancer survivor, was previously a Georgia state senator and served as governor of the state from 1971 to 1975.
“The Carters are not traveling these days but are sending their condolences in writing," Congelio said. Lewis' services will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday and will not be open to the public. He will then be buried next to his wife, Lillian, at South-View cemetery.
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