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Reagan: State Funeral Timeline
WTOP news (DC) ^ | 9-Jun-2004 | AP

Posted on 06/09/2004 6:27:08 AM PDT by Textide

By The Associated Press

(AP) - Details about the funeral of Ronald Reagan. All times are EDT:

WEDNESDAY:

_11 a.m.: Nancy Reagan and family arrive at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

_11:15 a.m.: Departure ceremony at the library.

_11:30 a.m.: Reagan family motorcade departs library for Point Mugu Naval Air Station.

_Noon: Departure ceremony at air station.

_12:30 p.m.: Aircraft departs Point Mugu for Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.

_5 p.m.: Aircraft arrives at Andrews.

_6 p.m.: Formal funeral procession to Capitol, with casket transfer from hearse onto horse-drawn caisson at 1600 Constitution Avenue. The caisson will continue east on Constitution toward the west side of the Capitol, and a 21-aircraft flyover will occur when the cortege crosses 4th Street. Eight-member casket-bearing teams with representatives from each branch of the military will carry the casket toward a first-floor entrance. Mrs. Reagan will await the casket inside the Capitol.

_7 p.m.: Ceremony in Capitol Rotunda for Reagan family and dignitaries. No one but Mrs. Reagan and the immediate family will be seated. The casket will be arranged with the head to the east and the feet to the west.

_8:30 p.m.: Lying in state begins in rotunda and continues through the night. The public will file around the casket and then exit the building through the same door used to enter.

THURSDAY:

_All day: Public viewing of casket continues in rotunda.

FRIDAY:

_7 a.m.: Public viewing ends.

_10:30 a.m.: Departure ceremony at the Capitol.

_10:45 a.m.: Motorcade departs Capitol for Washington National Cathedral.

_11:15 a.m.: Motorcade arrives at cathedral.

_11:30 a.m. National funeral service at cathedral. Eulogies planned by President Bush, former President George H.W. Bush, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

_1:15 p.m.: Departure ceremony from cathedral.

_1:45 p.m.: Motorcade departs cathedral for Andrews Air Force Base.

_2:45 p.m.: Aircraft departs Andrews.

_7:45 p.m.: Aircraft arrives at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in California.

_9 p.m.: Motorcade arrives at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

_9:15 p.m.: Private interment service at library.

_10:30 p.m.: Interment ceremony concludes.
(Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: reagan; reaganfuneral; statefuneral

1 posted on 06/09/2004 6:27:08 AM PDT by Textide
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To: Textide

Thanks for posting this...I have the day off and plan to watch it on TV.


2 posted on 06/09/2004 6:29:15 AM PDT by UlmoLordOfWaters
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To: Admin Moderator
Oops. Kattracks posted the same thing a few hours ago here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1150327/posts

Admin Mod, can you please delete this thread and bump kattracks' thread to the top of Front Page news?

3 posted on 06/09/2004 6:32:07 AM PDT by Textide
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To: axel f

Ping


4 posted on 06/09/2004 8:18:17 AM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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To: Darth Reagan

ping


5 posted on 06/09/2004 9:06:36 AM PDT by marblehead17
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