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Reagan scripted funeral to last detail
Washington Times ^ | 6/10/04 | Joyce Howard Price

Posted on 06/09/2004 10:24:04 PM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:13 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Ronald Reagan's state funeral was planned more than 20 years ago, mostly by the 40th president himself when he first entered the White House.

Mr. Reagan began planning the ceremony shortly after taking office in 1981, a ritual which became customary after the assassination of President Kennedy, whose lack of funeral preparations left organizers unsure how to proceed.


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To: sweetjane
Will Clinton's life end with a state funeral? Don't think so. His legacy is questionable.

Not only that, but who will play Clinton's grieving widow?

My heart goes out to Mrs. Reagan whenever I see her. She looks so alone. But even in her obvious grief, she remains every inch the great lady she has always been.

81 posted on 06/10/2004 8:18:02 AM PDT by An American In Dairyland (Have you forgotten?)
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To: Pan_Yan

Because Reagan planned his own funeral, we should not be surprised that Clinton was ommitted from the ceremonies.


82 posted on 06/10/2004 8:19:53 AM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. -- Edgar Allen Poe)
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To: kattracks

Another change was made by the Reagan family. They requested the placement of a pair of the president's own boots, reversed, in the stirrups of the riderless horse that marched down Constitution Avenue in his funeral procession.



That image brought tears to my eyes. It captured the character of a mere man, along with the monumental role he played on the world stage.


83 posted on 06/10/2004 8:22:39 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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To: kattracks

That's why NO rat was invited to speak at his funeral. Especially the rat clintoon.


84 posted on 06/10/2004 8:23:22 AM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: codercpc

We respect the office.

We abhor the individual.

Does that help?


85 posted on 06/10/2004 8:27:25 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (You need tons click "co-ordinating")
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To: commish
KNowing Bilbo, he is taking notes this week and trying to figure out how he can "One up" the Reagan Funeral.

You beat me to it. Whatever plans he has, I wouldn't put it past him to rewrite them to "outdo" Reagan. Smarmy worm.

86 posted on 06/10/2004 8:30:09 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (You need tons click "co-ordinating")
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To: BraveMan
The only President to be impeached was Andrew Johnson.

Andrew Johnson was not impeached. See the following site:

http://idid.essortment.com/impeachmentand_rhkd.htm

The 16th of May, 1868 was a landmark one in the history of the United States Presidency. On that day the President of that nation came within just one Senate vote of being impeached. That one vote would have removed the President from office. President Andrew Johnson, who took office upon the tragic assassination of Abraham Lincoln, had long angered the U.S. Congress with his refusal to accept the First Reconstruction Act.

87 posted on 06/10/2004 8:31:27 AM PDT by An American In Dairyland (Have you forgotten?)
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To: Howlin

I didn't know that.
Required by LAW.
Interesting link, thanks Howlin.


88 posted on 06/10/2004 8:50:35 AM PDT by onyx
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To: kattracks

The performance of our nation's National Honor Guard has been outstanding, as usual.


89 posted on 06/10/2004 8:54:21 AM PDT by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that does not trust you with guns?)
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To: An American In Dairyland

Thank you for the link. With a little help from my FRiends, I learn something new every day.


90 posted on 06/10/2004 8:55:16 AM PDT by BraveMan
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To: Hat-Trick

Dress Uniforms all wool, 105 degrees with humidity, and they look so CRISP.


91 posted on 06/10/2004 8:55:38 AM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Reagan was right.)
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To: codercpc

When x-42 assumes room temperature, it will take much prayer and Bible-study for The Lord to convict me to put my flag at half-mast.


92 posted on 06/10/2004 9:00:13 AM PDT by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that does not trust you with guns?)
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To: BraveMan
The only President to be impeached was Andrew Johnson.

If I recall correctly, Bill Clinton was impeached and because of that I wonder, when his time comes, if he will be allowed a State Funeral.

93 posted on 06/10/2004 12:13:13 PM PDT by girlscout
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To: An American In Dairyland
Yes, Andrew Johnson was impeached. Also, Bill Clinton was impeached.

Neither of them were convicted.

94 posted on 06/10/2004 1:05:11 PM PDT by steve-b (Panties & Leashes Would Look Good On Spammers)
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To: sweetjane
What did Johnson do that was so worthy?

He croaked.

95 posted on 06/10/2004 1:11:49 PM PDT by DumpsterDiver
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To: steve-b

Read the quote I copied. Do a web search. Johnson was tried for impeachment. He was not impeached.


96 posted on 06/10/2004 2:40:37 PM PDT by An American In Dairyland (Have you forgotten?)
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To: cyborg
As for BJ Clinton, if he could freeze himself in a cryonic chamber he would.

Or sleep on Hillary's side of the bed...

97 posted on 06/10/2004 5:53:34 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (How can they call it a "Peace March" when they unconditionally support those who kill our soldiers?)
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To: An American In Dairyland
Read the quote I copied.

I did. The writer of the quote is in error.

98 posted on 06/10/2004 10:41:18 PM PDT by steve-b (Panties & Leashes Would Look Good On Spammers)
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To: sweetjane
If he were not worthy of a state funeral, it wouldn't have happened. I don't believe it was a crass political move on anyone's part. It was simply a just end to his life and contribution to our country.

I look at Reagan's state funeral as a final gesture of courtesy on his part. I am intensely grateful that he chose a state funeral, because without all these events going on, without the opportunity to mourn and say goodbye in a personal way, I would have felt cheated. He is giving the people who love him the chance to celebrate his life, and to gain some sense of closure from our loss.

99 posted on 06/10/2004 10:47:06 PM PDT by Serb5150 (God Bless Ronald Reagan.)
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To: steve-b

Then so is every other site I looked at not to mention the book "Profiles in Courage." I guess the world is wrong and you are right, huh?

I note you failed to back your claim up with a single fact. You wouldn't be a liberal by chance?


100 posted on 06/11/2004 8:27:29 AM PDT by An American In Dairyland (Have you forgotten?)
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