One of the first calls Obama made after U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 was to George W. Bush to spread the word that the mission had been accomplished, said Kate Andersen Brower, author of “Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump.”

Three days after the Jan. 6 anniversary, with its indelible images of costumed rioters running amok in the Capitol, former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service in the National Cathedral presented a historical picture of a different kind, one that spoke not of upended norms, but of preservation and strength.

Trump is obviously no fan of Biden, but Obama and his veep also have a famously complex relationship, only made more so after Obama helped nudge Biden to quit the presidential race last summer. Surely Obama feels some frustration that Biden fumbled a possibly winnable race; maybe he couldn’t help spill to his sworn enemy?

The president-elect sat in the row directly ahead of Mike Pence, who was once the target of a violent mob bent on keeping Trump in power.

Jimmy Carter has been remembered at his funeral as a man of “character” and “something of a miracle” with “prophetic” vision

Presidents Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Post’s Kevin Sullivan described his experience visiting what would become former president Jimmy Carter’s gravesite in Plains, Georgia.