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Reagan to Arrive at Capitol in Horse Drawn Caisson; Deaver, Merv Griffin named Pallbearers
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Jun 07, 2004 12:09pm |
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| News Date | Monday, June 7, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Reagan to Arrive at Capitol in Horse Drawn Caisson; Deaver, Merv Griffin named Pallbearers
ABS-CBN News Philippines
Ronald Reagan will lie in state in California and in Washington, D.C., so that his last wish can be fulfilled, that ordinary Americans be given the chance to pay their final respects to him "if they want," the late president's chief of staff said on Sunday. Drake declined for reasons of privacy to give details of Reagan's last days but said his beloved wife of 52 years, Nancy, and their two children, Patti Davis and Ronald Prescott Reagan, were at his bedside when he died. Reagan's son, Michael, adopted during his first marriage to actress Jane Wyman, arrived moments after the president died after being caught in traffic, Drake said.
The first presidential funeral in Washington since Lyndon Johnson's in 1973 will pose a major security challenge for a city already on high alert against terror threats following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In a scene reminiscent of the funeral of President John F. Kennedy, the casket will be brought to the Capitol Building by a horse-drawn caisson followed by a single drummer. Pallbearers at the funeral include his long-time White House aide, Michael Deaver, entertainer Merv Griffin and former White House physician John Hutton. Leaders of the G8 group of the world's major industrialized nations are meeting in the U.S. state of Georgia this week, which would allow them to travel to Washington for the funeral on Friday. |
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