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President Joe Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9, a national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter—who died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024—and allow the American people to “pay homage” to Carter’s memory on the day of his funeral. (Follow live updates on the funeral here .)
Key Facts
Biden declared Thursday a national day of mourning in his proclamation first announcing Carter’s death last month, in which he praised the former president as “a man of character, courage, and compassion.”
The day of mourning coincides with Carter’s state funeral, which will be held at Washington National Cathedral and will feature eulogies from Biden and former President Gerald R. Ford, who died in 2006 but left a eulogy to be read for Carter, the New York Times reported .
Carter’s body has been lying in state at the Capitol since Tuesday, giving the public an opportunity to pay respects to the 39th U.S. president…