Kennedy funeral
In the Rotunda, the speakers were Mike Mansfield, Senate Majority Leader; Chief Justice Earl Warren; and Speaker of the House John McCormack.
At the funeral Mass, the main eulogist was Father Hannon of the Archdiocese of Washington, then a young JFK of the Church personally selected by Jacqueline Kennedy.
Oddly enough, LBJ was not invited to speak at any of these events; he did lay a wreath at the casket for the nation in the Rotunda.
Bobby Kennedy and Ted Kennedy were scheduled to speak at the gravesite but declined at the last moment.
Much of the nation was in shock at the idea of "President "Johnson..remember , he was from Texas, JFK was killed in Dallas..everyone expected it to be a "good-ole boy" conspiracy..the unstated view was that LBJ aranged it..
It is instructive to note for the Kennedy funeral that none of the current or former presidents -- Johnson, Eisenhower, Truman -- had a speaking role.