The public was given a viewing opportunity before the viewing in the rotunda in DC. Kerry went to the Left coast to beat the others in Congress. Kerry wasn't a Reagan fan.
John Kerry: Funeral Crashing Loser (www.crushkerry.com 6/9/04)
Have You Forgotten The Kerry Committee? [Kerry Claimed Reagan Misled Congress] (Mens News Daily March 3, 2004 Humberto Fontova)
Kerry briefly pays respects to Reagan (AP 6/09/04 LIZ SIDOTI)