Thursday, Jan. 9, is a National Day of Mourning. Here is what’s open/closed.
Federal offices, the postal service and stock markets will be closed for the National Day of Mourning for the late former President Jimmy Carter.

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Son of former VP Walter Mondale to read father's eulogy to President Jimmy Carter at funeral service
Read Walter Mondale’s Eulogy of Jimmy Carter
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Ted Mondale to read eulogy at President Carter’s Funeral in Washington, DC
GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN. – The son of former Vice President Walter Mondale will speak Thursday at the funeral for President Jimmy Carter. Ted Mondale says he will deliver a eulogy for President Carter that was written by his father nearly a decade ago. The Carter Center asked Ted to represent the Mondale family at the state funeral.
'Long and fruitful relationship': Mondale's son on friendship between Carter and VP
Ted Mondale, son of former Vice President Walter Mondale, Jill Stuckey, Carter National Historical Park Superintendent, and historian Jon Meacham join Andrea Mitchell to reflect on the extraordinary life of President Jimmy Carter.
From the grave, Walter Mondale offers eulogy to the man who made him Vice President
But even though Mondale died first, in 2021, he left behind the eulogy he planned to deliver, which will be read at Carter’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9 by his son Ted Mondale. Former President Gerald Ford, who died in 2006, likewise left a eulogy that will be read by his son, Steven Ford.
Jimmy Carter: From the grave, Walter Mondale leaves heartfelt eulogy
In his eulogy, Walter Mondale praised Carter for making human rights the linchpin of his foreign policy, for promoting environmental measures and for placing more women in high office than his predecessors, according to the newspaper. That included appointing future Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as an appeals judge.
Former VP Walter Mondale left Jimmy Carter heartfelt eulogy
The world is reflecting on former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy after he passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, at 100 years old.
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Minnesota’s Walter Mondale was close advisor, influence on Jimmy Carter
University of Minnesota Professor Larry Jacobs, who worked closely with Mondale, spoke with MPR News guest host Emily Reese about Mondale and Carter’s relationship.
Jimmy Carter had local links beyond his VP, including work here with Habitat for Humanity
As 39th president, Carter appointed several Minnesotans, including Bob Bergland, of Roseau, as secretary of agriculture.
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Commentary: My time with President Jimmy Carter
My experience with the Carter/Mondale administration played a pivotal role in my own public and private sector career, especially here in Virginia, for which I’m eternally grateful.
Jimmy Carter and liberalism’s lost opportunity
At first, Jimmy Carter was a political wizard. But he couldn’t keep the magic act going.
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The conservation legacy of Carter and Mondale is evident in northern Minnesota
Their administration ensured full protection of the Boundary Waters when it was still susceptible to logging and mining.
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From the Dean: Honoring the Legacy of President Jimmy Carter
President Carter shared a profound and enduring partnership with his vice president, Minnesota’s own Walter Mondale, during their term in office from 1977 to 1981 and in the decades afterward. Mondale, who passed away in 2021, was one of the Humphrey School’s most cherished supporters.