Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100: what is known about the national day of mourning on January 9th
1 january 2025 в 00:37
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. According to CNN, the 39th president died «surrounded by family» in Plains, Georgia, just over a year after the death of his beloved wife, Rosalynn, in November 2023. «For more than six decades, Jill and I had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend», - President Joe Biden wrote via Instagram on December 30, 2024. «But what is remarkable about Jimmy Carter is that millions of people across America and the world, who never met him, also considered him a dear friend».
As the country prepares for a National Day of Mourning in his honor, learn more about January 9 below.
According to USA Today, President Biden signed an order on December 30 that will effectively close all government agencies on Thursday, January 9. This means that in a sign of respect, executive agencies and all federal agencies will be closed on that day. Flags will be flown at half-staff at the White House and government buildings. The New York Stock Exchange will also be closed, as well as the Supreme Court Building. The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail on this day.
«I urge the American people to gather in their places of worship on this day to honor the memory of President James Earl Carter Jr. I invite people around the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn celebration», - Biden said in his order, declaring January 9 a National Day of Mourning, according to Newsweek.
Former President Carter will receive state funerals, with ceremonies in both Georgia and Washington, D.C. According to U.S. News & World Report, he will lie in state at the Capitol from January 7 to 9. The National Day of Mourning was last observed after the death of former President George H.W. Bush, who died in December 2018 at the age of 94.
With Carter’s passing, current President Joe Biden, 82, will become the oldest living former president, when Donald Trump, 78, takes office for the second time in January 2025
As the country prepares for a National Day of Mourning in his honor, learn more about January 9 below.
According to USA Today, President Biden signed an order on December 30 that will effectively close all government agencies on Thursday, January 9. This means that in a sign of respect, executive agencies and all federal agencies will be closed on that day. Flags will be flown at half-staff at the White House and government buildings. The New York Stock Exchange will also be closed, as well as the Supreme Court Building. The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail on this day.
«I urge the American people to gather in their places of worship on this day to honor the memory of President James Earl Carter Jr. I invite people around the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn celebration», - Biden said in his order, declaring January 9 a National Day of Mourning, according to Newsweek.
Former President Carter will receive state funerals, with ceremonies in both Georgia and Washington, D.C. According to U.S. News & World Report, he will lie in state at the Capitol from January 7 to 9. The National Day of Mourning was last observed after the death of former President George H.W. Bush, who died in December 2018 at the age of 94.
With Carter’s passing, current President Joe Biden, 82, will become the oldest living former president, when Donald Trump, 78, takes office for the second time in January 2025
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