President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 as a national day of mourning for the late president. This includes flags displayed at half-staff until Jan. 28.

Here is Thursday’s schedule for the final day of rites honoring Jimmy Carter , the 39th president, who died Dec. 29. All times are Eastern: 9 a.m. — Carter’s casket departs the U.S. Capitol. The funeral motorcade travels to Washington National Cathedral.

The country honors the former president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, with an official state funeral at the National Cathedral on Thursday. A private interment in Plains, Ga., is set to follow.

In observance of the national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, the United States Postal Service will be closed and not delivering mail on Thursday, Jan. 9. Here's what to know.

Carter died on Sunday December 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was the longest-living president in U.S. history.