Funeral and Memorial Services for Ronald Reagan announced

[Brent]

The funeral for Former President Ronald Reagan will be Friday at 11:30am ET at the Washington National Cathedral.

I am going to get the other details shortly. It was just announced. The procession through Washington will be Wednesday Evening.

The site with the info is swamped right now and is loading slowly.

[chadtm80]

http://www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/funeral.asp

[janswizard]

It will be the first time that many Americans will get a chance to see what a National Funeral is and all the pomp and circumstance surrounding one. I remember JFK's and seeing the horse-drawn casket. LBJ died in 1973 but I don't remember his funeral for some reason. Did he have a horse-drawn casket? Richard Nixon did not have a state funeral for obvious reasons.

[Brent]

The family of Nixon decided against that. He had the right to have one, but it's up to each individual family to choose. I don't know if LBJ went through DC on a Horse-Drawn carriage or not.

[janswizard]

My apologies, then. I thought I heard on FOX news that Nixon was not allowed a National Funeral because of the terms of him leaving office.

[Brent]

My apologies, then. I thought I heard on FOX news that Nixon was not allowed a National Funeral because of the terms of him leaving office.

Maybe so... I just heard something different, lol Someone's wrong.

But the family can choose not to have all the pomp and circumstance also.

[janswizard]

You are correct, Brent. CNN just stated that Nixon's family chose a private service for him rather than a national funeral.

[Brent]

You are correct, Brent. CNN just stated that Nixon's family chose a private service for him rather than a national funeral.

They probably did that BECAUSE of the fact that Nixon resigned.

[Brent]

Here's the official ceremonies, minute-by-minute:

* * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *

OUTLINE OF FUNERAL EVENTS IN HONOR OF
RONALD WILSON REAGAN

Sunday, June 6, 2004
No public events

Monday, June 7, 2004
10:00 am PDT Mrs. Reagan and Family depart Gates Kingsley Gates Mortuary en route Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
11:00 am PDT Mrs. Reagan and Family arrive Reagan Library for private ceremony
12:00 noon PDT Lying in Repose begins in Main Lobby of Library for public to pay respects and continues through the night

Tuesday, June 8, 2004

All day Lying in Repose in Main Lobby of Reagan Library
6:00 pm PDT Lying in Repose concludes

Wednesday, June 9, 2004
8:00 am PDT Mrs. Reagan and Family arrive Reagan Library
8:15 am PDT Departure Ceremony
8:30 am PDT Motorcade departs Reagan Library
9:00 am PDT Departure Ceremony at Naval Base Ventura County/Pt. Mugu
9:30 am PDT Aircraft departs Naval Base Ventura County/Pt. Mugu
5:00 pm EDT Aircraft arrives Andrews AFB
6:00 pm EDT Formal Funeral Procession to U.S. Capitol
7:00 pm EDT State Funeral Ceremony in Rotunda of U.S. Capitol
8:30 pm EDT Lying in State begins in Rotunda of U.S. Capitol for public to pay respects and continues through the night

Thursday, June 10, 2004
24 hours Lying in State in Rotunda of U.S. Capitol for public to pay respects

Friday, June 11, 2004
10:30 am EDT Departure Ceremony at U.S. Capitol
10:45 am EDT Motorcade departs U.S. Capitol
11:15 am EDT Motorcade arrives Washington National Cathedral
11:30 am EDT National Funeral Service at Washington National Cathedral
1:15 pm EDT Departure Ceremony at National Cathedral
1:45 pm EDT Motorcade departs National Cathedral
2:15 pm EDT Departure Ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base
2:45 pm EDT Aircraft departs Andrews Air Force Base
4:45 pm PDT Aircraft arrives Naval Base Ventura County/Pt. Mugu
5:15 pm PDT Motorcade departs Naval Base Ventura County/Pt. Mugu
6:00 pm PDT Motorcade arrives Reagan Library
6:15 pm PDT Private Interment Service at Reagan Library
7:30 pm PDT Interment Service Concludes

The Pallbearers will be:

Frederick Ryan
Merv Griffin
John Hutton
Charles Rick
Michael Deaver

Rev. Michael Benning will officiate the California ceremonies(He was pastor at Reagan's church)
Senator John Danforth will officiate the DC ceremonies