National Holiday for Jimmy Carter Thursday (What’s Open & Closed)

Thursday, January 9th has been declared a National Day of Mourning by President Joe Biden to honor former President Jimmy Carter who passed away at the age of 100 on December 29th.

Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have lived to 100 years-old.

Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967.

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Carter's wife Rosalynn Carter passed away in November of 2023. The pair was married in 1946.

Tomorrow is a federal holiday (sort of). Unlike regular federal holidays -- most banks, schools, and stores will be open in Minnesota and across the country. It will be mainly federal offices affected by the day of mourning.

What Will Be Closed on Thursday, January 9th?

• U.S. Postal Services will be closed, and there will be no regular mail delivery.
• Most federal offices will be closed.
• Federal courts will be closed.
• Stock markets will be closed.

The tradition of the National Day of Mourning began with a one-day federal government shutdown following President Abraham Lincoln's assignation in 1865.

I Met Jimmy Carter While He was President

I was in fifth grade at the time in the remote back country of Yellowstone on a family guys-only fishing trip. We were canoeing in a southern non-motorized portion of Yellowstone Lake, and all week there was helicopter and motorized Park Service boat activity in the area.

At the end of the week, who shows up for a little presidential fishing? Jimmy Carter. His boat came up to us, and he apologized for all the commotion during our trip. It was pretty cool.