Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100, is set to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in January, as reported by Fox News. President Biden announced that Carter's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral is scheduled for January 9, which will be observed as a National Day of Mourning. Biden has called on the American people to pay homage to Carter's memory on that day in their respective places of worship.
All American flags will fly at half-staff for the next 30 days in honor of the 39th president. Carter is expected to lie in state at both the Georgia State Capitol and the U.S. Capitol before his state funeral in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported that multiple observances of Carter's death are anticipated in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.
