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威尼斯人娱乐场 to Mark Day of Mourning for Former President Jimmy Carter January 9, 2025
Press Release 路 Monday, December 30, 2024

Washington, DC

On January 9, 2025, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 will mark the National Day of Mourning for the 39th President, Jimmy Carter, who died December 29, 2024. 

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White House portrait of President Carter taken May 1, 1978. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 威尼斯人娱乐场

In announcing this observance, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan said, 鈥淲e mourn former President Carter together and honor his legacy. A humanitarian and champion of democracy, Carter spent his life bringing people together to solve global problems with peaceful solutions.鈥�  

In honor of President Carter, a now on display in the East Rotunda Gallery includes the Camp David Accords and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty of 1979. The public is also invited to sign a condolence book, located next to the exhibit, for the Carter family.

The, is currently closed. To learn about condolence books, observances, and closures at a Presidential Library near you, please visit the Presidential Libraries website.

A memorial website with the President鈥檚 official obituary and funeral information can be found . 

In his , President Joe Biden announced January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States. 鈥淧resident Carter was a man of character, courage, and compassion, whose lifetime of service defined him as one of the most influential statesmen in our history,鈥� said President Biden. 鈥淗e embodied the very best of America: A humble servant of God and the people. A heroic champion of global peace and human rights, and an honorable leader whose moral clarity and hopeful vision lifted our Nation and changed our world.鈥�