The Carter Center confirmed in a statement on Monday that it had accepted an invitation from Congress for the country’s 39th president, who died on Sunday, to lie in state from Jan. 7 through Jan. 9, 2025.
“This will allow an opportunity for the American people to pay their respects to President Carter,” the Carter Center said.
As the U.S. military “maintains a guard of honor,” members of the public may pay their respects to Carter, whose life spanned a century, as he lies in repose from 7 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Mourners are also free to view the casket from 7 a.m., Jan. 8 through 7 a.m., Jan. 9.
Carter’s state funeral will take place at the Washington National Cathedral next month. President Joe Biden has declared Jan. 9, when the ceremony will take place, to be a national day of mourning.
The announcement from the Carter Center…
