Former President James Earl Carter, who was 100 years of age and our oldest living former president, passed away on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter was a former governor of Georgia, so he will lie in repose in Atlanta before being flown to Washington, D.C. where Carter’s body will lie in repose at the U.S. Rotunda for three days ahead of his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on January 9, 2025.
Our last living former president to pass was George Herbert Walker Bush in December 2018 at the age of 94. So, it’s an opportune time to refresh ourselves on some of the traditions and rituals that occur on the death of the person who wore the illustrious mantle of the leader of the free world.
Flags Fly at Half-Mast for 30 Days
The terms are often interchangeable, but “Half-Staff” tends to be used in official governmental contexts…
