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Has there been given any official cause of death yet?
Wonder what has happened to Mz. Pelosi's coronation plans? Wasn't the four-day gala to start on Jan. 4?
I was watching local news a little while ago and they showed film of President Ford's casket being carried into St. Margaret's Church, accompanied by the Marine and Navy honor guard, with the Marine Band playing "Hail to the Chief" in the background.
First Lady Betty Ford seems oh so sad with grief but holding up well to honor her husband. She has a military escort and her pastor will travel everywhere with her the next five days.
St. Margaret's is a very pretty church and I'm sure Gerry and Betty Ford cherished worshipping there, so a fitting place to remember him.
Saturday, Dec. 30 -- Palm Desert, Calif., to Washington, D.C.
9:45 a.m. Departure ceremony from St. Margaret's.
10:15 a.m. The remains will depart Palm Springs Regional Airport and be flown to Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
5:20 p.m. Ford's body arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, traveling to the U.S. Capitol. The motorcade will travel through Alexandria, Va., in remembrance of Ford's long residence in that city as a congressman and as vice president. The motorcade also will pause at the World War II Memorial.
6:20 p.m. The casket will be carried up the east steps of the Capitol to the door of the House of Representatives.
6:30 p.m. The casket will be received with ceremony at the east steps to the U.S. House of Representatives. The casket will proceed up the steps in honor of Ford's 24 years as a House member. Ford's remains will be met by a group of his former House colleagues. The casket will lie in repose at the open House doors. The casket will then be carried through Statuary Hall to the Rotunda for the Lying in State portion of the state funeral.
After the arrival ceremony, the Rotunda will open to the public until midnight. The public waiting area will be at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, across from the U.S. Botanic Garden.
Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1 -- Washington, D.C.
Ford's body continues in state. Rotunda open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.