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Farewell fit for a legend
Ronald Reagan's state funeral will take place on two coasts over five days with elaborate ceremonies that the former President planned himself more than 20 years ago. Along with the traditional muffled drum, riderless horse and stately black-draped caisson, Reagan added several slow motorcade rides so people could line the streets to say goodbye.
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Love story to the very end
Nancy Reagan thanked the nation yesterday for its outpouring of prayers and admiration for her beloved husband - even as she expressed relief that his long ordeal had finally ended.
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Cold War foe hails Gipper
They were bitter foes who steered their countries away from the brink of nuclear doomsday and set into motion the fall of the Soviet Union. But yesterday, ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev remembered his former nemesis as a friend and "great President."
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State funeral blends
grief, tradition, protocol
It will be the first state funeral in Washington in more than 30 years and will draw heavily on traditions established in ceremonies for Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. The protocols for state funerals are enforced by the Army.
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Tears & cowboy boots at Calif. resting place
Californians erected a makeshift shrine out of jellybeans, flags and a pair of cowboy boots at the gates to Ronald Reagan Library yesterday. The library was closed, but mourners began arriving at its entrance by dawn with flowers, balloons and teddy bears.
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Security will blanket D.C. rites
Behind the somber pomp of the state funeral for Ronald Reagan, law enforcement agencies are mounting a massive security net to safeguard President Bush and scores of international dignitaries. All the events will be overseen by the Secret Service.
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'84 D-Day speech in France moved 'em to tears
In one of the most memorable speeches of his presidency, Ronald Reagan stood at the beaches of Normandy 20 years ago yesterday and described how Army Rangers scaled cliffs on D-Day to defeat enemy troops who were firing down on them.
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Forever the favorite son
The people of Dixon, Ill., remembered Ronald Reagan yesterday as the local boy who went on to change the course of history but never forgot his humble roots.
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Legacy of strength sails proudly on
Somewhere in the South Atlantic yesterday, the 5,500 sailors aboard a nuclear-powered memorial to Ronald Reagan gave their pledge to a safer America in his name.
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Kerry suspends campaign events
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry canceled campaign events for 5 days, including a star-studded Manhattan fund-raiser, following Ronald Reagan's death.
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Respect is his due
Bill O'Reilly: One of the reasons I fought so hard a few months ago against that sleazy TV Reagan movie was that the former President simply didn't deserve that kind of display.
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Reagan took risks and won
Frank J. Donatelli: Presidents who accomplish great things are not afraid of risk. On the contrary, they welcome it. They realize that presidential popularity is not to be hoarded like poker chips during a game. Ronald Reagan was a risk taker and a President for the ages.
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'Great Communicator'
learned style on radio
Radio: Like most performers of his era, Ronald Reagan got his mass-media start in radio - and from the beginning, he was developing the style that would become his signature as governor and then President.
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