Biden closes government in honor of Jimmy Carter

Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, President Biden signed an executive order on Monday closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on January 9th.

The closures, which Biden called a “mark of respect” for the 39th president, will take effect on the day of the late former president’s funeral.

According to statements from the White House and the Carter Center, Carter will lie in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC and his funeral will take place at the Washington National Cathedral.

Biden signed a proclamation on Sunday declaring Jan. 9 a national day of mourning and ordering all American flags to fly at half-mast for the next 30 days.

JIMMY CARTER, 39TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DIED AT 100

President Jimmy Carter speaks at a town meeting.

“I call on the American people to gather in their respective houses of worship on this day to remember the memory of President James Earl Carter Jr.,” Biden wrote in a statement. “I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us on this solemn day of remembrance.”

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter addresses the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church on April 28, 2019, before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. (Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Carter, whose family owned a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, attended the United States Naval Academy and served in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.

He was later elected a state senator, the 76th governor of Georgia and president of the United States – and played key roles in the creation of the modern Department of Education and Energy, conservation efforts and nuclear nonproliferation.

JIMMY, ROSALYNN CARTER’S LIVING ROOM FOR HUMANITY’S LEGACY WILL CONTINUE, THE ORGANIZATION SAYS

Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn spend a moment aboard his campaign plane

“As president, he understood that government must be as good as its people – and his faith in the people was limitless, just as his faith in America was limitless and his hope for our shared future eternal,” the government said in a statement White House. “Guided by an unwavering belief in the power of human kindness and the God-given dignity of every person, he worked tirelessly around the globe to broker peace, eradicate disease, house the homeless, and protect human rights, freedom and democracy.”

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Carter’s late wife, Rosalynn, stood by his side for more than 77 years.