RONALD WILSON REAGAN ~~INTERMENT SERVICE~~~Live Thread

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[Dog]

RONALD WILSON REAGAN

FORTIETH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004

INTERMENT SERVICE

June 11, 2004

6:00 p.m. (9 p.m. Eastern)

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California

[RedBloodedAmerican]

No, it won't be like this one. It will be a funeral to bury the dead, not a celebration of the life.

[mass55th]

"If Clinton died, would anyone come?"

Just about everyone on FR would come!

[Dolphy]

Chris Wallace and the newsies are shocked at the outpouring of people coming to pay their respects.

It is a confirmation of ours hearts and ideals that most in the media deny exists. If they are not shattered then they are perplexed, I only wish they would cause them to reflect on how they go about their profession in the future.

[AZamericonnie]

Well that makes sense.

[lainie]

Properly, including the uncontrollable sobbing of every person watching :-) As it should be!

[leadpenny]

That's nice!

[theophilusscribe]

As she should be! Thanks! :o)

[sinkspur]

Brit is beginning to sound like he's auditioning for a job at one of the alphabets.

Brit's doing a fine job.

Why don't you just not watch FOX if you can't stand Brit Hume?

Watch C-SPAN; nobody says a word over there.

[don-o]

Lord have mercy, all these fine old soul stirring hymns. What the President and Nancy wanted for his farewell.

Simply awesome.

[hole_n_one]

[TN4Liberty]

I love these hymns,,why don't they play them anymore.

I was thinking the same thing. When I go to church (far too rarely), they don't play or sing these that were a part of my upbringing. I have enjoyed hearing them very much.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thank you for reporting the music and any other details. Strong storm just now knocked out my TV. Thank you. Will also go to cspan.org for pictures - but thanks for the ongoing narrative here.

[Conservababe]

Clinton will forego a state funeral for the same reason as Nixon.

[prairiebreeze]

Come home, come home,
Ye who are weary come home.

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling oh sinner, come home

[Joe Hadenuf]

Did you catch CH 7?

They are estimating over 200,000 lined the 30 mile route!

What a proud send off!

[DoughtyOne]

You know Nancy had a hand in the music selection, as did Ron himself. So much for the "they weren't religious" claim.

I know someone who went to church with the Reagans every week, and Ronald Reagan had and used his bible each sabbath.

[ELS]

Ch7 just estimated over 200,000 have lined the 30 plus mile route.

Seeing all those people along the route has to lift Nancy's spirits.

[arasina]

You use of "a welcome pepper" adds "a welcome pepper" to this fine evening. :o)

[texasflower]

At last count, it was about 220,000

[cajungirl]

Your lyrics are making me cry,,having a de ja vous of my time in the Methodist Church as a little girl in the forties and fifties. I hope they do "I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses",,they played that at my dad's funeral.