The late U.S. president was remembered during his state funeral as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.

Former President Jimmy Carter’s term in the White House was marked by soaring inflation and hours-long lines for gas. The notes people write at the White House Historical Association aren’t about policy, they’re about who Jimmy Carter was. “Post-Watergate, post-Vietnam, he served with honor,” Doug Furness said.

Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, memorialized his grandfather with a blend of personal touches and humor, recognition of Jimmy Carter’s intensity and ambition,