[seanmerc]

kristinn,

Please don't forget to post the details when able. I would like to be there. Also, how does one get added to the DC chapter ping list? I'm actually in northern Virginia, but I figure that's close enough, yes? Thanks!

[unspun]

It's nice to honor American presidents, but I sure wouldn't go out of my way to celebrate his political career.

Remember Vietnam.

Remember Solzhenitsyn.

Remember his pissy "don't tell anyone until after I'm gone" remarks to Bob Woodward.

[unspun]

And remember his avid, all but bloodthirsty pro-abortionism.

[kristinn]

I'm asking a couple of our ping list keepers to add you to the list.

Here's a link to the latest schedule:

Link

5:20 p.m.: Arrival ceremony at Andrews AFB.

5:35 p.m.: A motorcade takes Ford's remains to the U.S. Capitol, traveling through Alexandria in remembrance of his residence in the city as a Congressman and Vice President. The motorcade pauses at the World War II Memorial. The tribute is open to the public.

6:20 p.m.: The casket is carried up the east steps of the Capitol to the door of the House of Representatives, to honor Ford's time in Congress.

6:30 p.m.: Rotunda arrival ceremony, open to President Ford's immediate family, members and members-elect of the House and Senate, visiting heads of state and invited government officials.

7 p.m.: State funeral begins in the Rotunda.

7:30/8:20 p.m. to midnight: Ford's body lies in state until Monday night; the rotunda is open to the public. The public waiting area is located at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, across from the U.S. Botanic Garden.