Post offices are closed and mail delivery is suspended Thursday on the national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. The stock market and some national parks are also closed.Many businesses are closed and services are suspended on Thursday, a national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.a day of observance and called for Americans to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship' to honor Carter.
United States Postal Service says it is suspending mail service on Thursday and postal offices will be closed. However, the postal service says there will be limited package deliveries so it does not experience any negative impacts to its package delivery operations. The rare closure of Wall Street for a U.S. president first occurred in 1865 after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The observance by Wall Street to honor deceased presidents has continued and the most recent U.S. leaders honor former President Jimmy Carter's legacy of service and citizenship signed by Biden. But some offices must remain open and certain employees must work'for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need,' according to the executive order