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- 12 Mar 2025
Biden closes government as 'mark of respect' for late former President Jimmy Carter
President Biden on Monday signed an executive order closing executive offices of the government for late former President Jimmy Carter's funeral on Jan. 9.
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The closures, which Biden described as a "mark of respect" for the 39th president, will be in effect on the day of the late former president's funeral.
"I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to 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 in this solemn observance."
Carter's late wife, Rosalynn, stood by his side for more than 77 years.
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