National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What It Means, and What’s Closed NYT | Top Stories By: Victor Mather 6 January 2025 at 18:00 Jimmy Carter, the only centenarian ex-president, died on Dec. 29. Here’s what to expect on Thursday. © Dustin Chambers for The New York TimesLeaving a package of peanuts at a statue of the peanut-farmer-turned-president Jimmy Carter in Atlanta.