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I am sorry for the vanity, but I hope that by posting it on a Friday night that I do as little damage to the forum as possible. There was an amazingly beautiful hymn performed at Reagan's State Funeral that I can't get out of my head, one that I wish to add to my personal collection. It is a marvelous performance that culminates with the grand organ adding itself to the youth choir that opened the hymn, adding depth and weight to the life they were celebrating. Can anyone in freeperdom help me identify it, and possibly point me...

The top general at the North American Aerospace Defense Command was on the telephone and prepared to order an F-16 fighter to shoot down an unidentified plane that turned out to be carrying the governor of Kentucky to President Ronald Reagan's funeral last month, according to two federal security officials briefed separately about the incident. The tense incident June 9 ended after the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air carrying Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) turned to land at Reagan National Airport. But the close call caused officials to reassess safeguards for the airspace around Washington and prompted calls to expand the no-fly...

<p>In the last 30 days I have experienced an extraordinary outpouring of sympathy and love from old friends — and new — across the country and around the world. So much has happened to warm the hearts of everyone in my family. It is not easy to find a way to express our appreciation. Ronnie would have said, "Just tell them." So, although it has been the saddest and most difficult of times, I want you to know that we are comforted by the prayers, the support and all the love.</p>

The story of the beautiful and haunting riderless horse in Ronald Reagan's funeral procession begins with the truth that a race horse suffering a case of the slows costs just as much in room and board as Secretariat did. The slows can be hazardous to a horse's health because some owners, sentimental as fire hydrants, dump horses faster than J-Lo dumps husbands. As to where they dump them, the words to remember are these from Dave Brandwine: "I didn't want to send him to the glue factory." Yikes. But business is business. Like his horses, Brandwine has to eat, and,...

Arnold un-Reagan-like Posted: June 21, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Now that a decent interval has passed since the moving tributes and funeral of the late Ronald Reagan, maybe it's time to comment on something unseemly that took place before the late president was laid to rest. There was Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, standing next to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thatcher recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America – not her own flag. Schwarzenegger, an American running the executive branch of government of the largest state...

A weekly series by United Press International examining emerging wireless telecommunications technologies. -- CHICAGO, June 18 (UPI) -- Last week, during the preparations for the funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, panic proliferated on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. An airplane, transporting a politician to the funeral, departed from authorized airspace and seemed to be flying toward the Capitol dome. Immediately, fretful authorities evacuated the legislative complex, for fear of a terrorist suicide bombing. Worried building occupants flooded out into the surrounding area and tried to reach loved ones on their mobile phones -- but soon no one could dial...

Does anyone here know or have a link to the music used for the recessional hymn used in Reagan's funeral. I'm familiar with a great deal of Anglican music, but did not recognize the recessional hymn.

All doubt about John Kerry’s ethnicity is now removed: He’s as Irish as Paddy’s Pig. Yes, there’s the Jewish grandfather on his father’s side; and, yes, his mother’s WASP forebears sent their grandchildren off to fight the Revolutionary War; and, yes, George Bush’s elves would have us believe that Mr. Kerry looks like he’s related to Gerard Depardieu—but only 100 percent–certified Sons of Erin possess John Kerry’s luck this week. How lucky was he? Well, if an announcement is forthcoming that genealogical research has determined Mr. Kerry’s middle name to be Finian, not Forbes, don’t be surprised. First, there was...

Does anyone know of any tapes or dvds being marketed of any of the Reagan funeral week events?

Republicans were dismayed to hear Ron Reagan, Jr., deliver what sounded like a rebuke to President Bush during a final tribute before his father was buried on Friday. Referring to his dad as "a deeply, unabashedly religious man," the Reagan son added, "But he never made the mistake the fatal mistake of so many politicians - wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. . . " "He accepted [his faith] as a responsibility, not a mandate," noted the presidential son. "And there is a profound difference." Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said there was no doubt the comments...

June 15, 2004 -- 'THE GREAT courage is still to gaze as squarely at the light as at death," said Albert Camus. If you are weary of some of the salient reporting of the Ronald Reagan funeral, perhaps you can be tolerant just one more time for someone who was there in person — me. Mrs. Reagan had thoughtfully taken care of her coterie of New York friends in making the great plans that included five presidents and first ladies, Prince Charles, several prime ministers, Mikhail Gorbachev, presidential candidate John Kerry and his wife Teresa, the Supreme Court Justices and...

Friday Ratings: Nearly Five Million Viewers For FOX Prime The day-long coverage of Reagan's final memorial services drew many viewers to cable on Friday: > From 10am to 3pm: FOX averaged 2,845,000 persons 2+, while CNN had 1,512,000 and MSNBC had 832,000. > From 7:30 to 11pm: FOX averaged 4,664,000 persons 2+, while CNN had 2,903,000 and MSNBC had 1,293,000. > Total day: FOX averaged 2,037,000 persons 2+, while CNN had 1,186,000 and MSNBC had 577,000. CNBC's ratings are particularly interesting. They averaged only 139,000 viewers during the Washington coverage, and 142,000 Friday evening.

 CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW WITH THE FULL SIZE PHOTO. Right click and select save if you want to save a photo.I went to the procession for President Ronald Reagan on Wednesday, June 10.  My comments and photos follow below.  I've also interspersed photos taken by conservaDave and those are noted by his name in brackets as well as his name in the photo. Kristinn, co-leader of the DC Chapter had encouraged FReepers to gather on the Southwest corner of the intersection of Constitution and 15th. Honor roll of FReepers that I confirmed were in attendance...

June 14, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Former First Lady Nancy Reagan watched a videotape of her husband's funeral service and read letters from well-wishers as she accompanied his casket from Washington, D.C., to his final resting place in California. At one point during the flight, Nancy Reagan's children moved to the back of the 747 to be nearer the casket of the former president, Time magazine said. At other times during the trip from D.C. to California, former Reagan staffers and other friends wandered back to stand alongside the casket, paying their respects in silence one last time. Some touched...

Text of Ron Reagan Jr.'s Remarks at Father's Burial Service The Associated Press Jun 11, 2004 Text of remarks by Ron Reagan Jr. at Friday's burial service for former President Reagan, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks Inc.: RON REAGAN JR.: He is home now. He is free. In his final letter to the American people, Dad wrote, "I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life." This evening, he has arrived. History will record his worth as a leader. We here have long since measured his worth as a man. Honest, compassionate, graceful, brave. He...

Here's an piece of the article. Warning: Viewing of the picture included in the article will cause feelings never before felt by the human mind or body. "Also near the cathedral, a disparate group of a dozen protestors gathered holding anti-gay, anti-Reagan and anti-American signs. A small boy held a sign, "Thank God for September 11" and another held a banner saying, "Reagan in Hell." Picture: http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40263000/jpg/_40263539_reaganprotest203.jpg

Does anyone know the two beautiful songs played while Reagan's casket was being removed from the Washington Cathedral?

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I would like to see a list of the notable attendees at the Reagan memorial and funeral. Here's just the ones I saw personally at both : Reagan memorial, National Cathedral : Afghan President Hamed Karzai, Iraqi Interim President Ghazi al Yawar, Prince Charles, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev, Brian Mulroney, G.H.W. Bush and Barbara, Jimmy Carter and Rosaline, Bill Clinton and Hillary, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg and husband, Al and Tipper Gore, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Michael Deaver, Gen. Richard Meyers, Bill Frist, Tom Daschle, Richard Cheney and Lynn, Rudy Guiliani, Ed Meese. Reagan funeral...