The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral, and a eulogy written by Gerald R. Ford, who died in 2006, will be read by his son Steven Ford.

Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of mourning for his funeral.

The nation will mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter at a full state funeral in Washington, DC on Jan. 9 — a national day of mourning — before he’s laid to rest in his tiny hometown in Georgia beside his late wife Roselyn.