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<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>

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

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

This a quick note to Freepers. I went last night to pay my respects to President Ronald Reagan lying in state at the Capital Rotunda. I got there about midnight and ended up driving all the way and found plenty of parking across from the Capital at Union Station off Louisana Ave. I live locally in Maryland and thought after watching the local 10PM news, Why Not?. I had hoped the lines would not be long since the heat has been so horrible. The heat yesterday was 97 degrees and humidty about 90%. This was just about the worst of...

MRS. REAGAN, PATTI, RON, MICHAEL, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, MEMBERS OF THE REAGAN FAMILY, AND FRIENDS OF RONALD REAGAN IN AMERICA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN HAS RETURNED TO THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE TO BE HONORED BY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO LOVED HIM. SINCE 1824, UNDER THIS ROTUNDA, OUR NATION HAS PAID FINAL TRIBUTE TO MANY DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO LIE IN STATE UNDER THIS CAPITOL DOME. IN THE COMING DAYS, THOUSANDS WILL COME TO THESE HALLOWED HALLS TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO ANOTHER SON OF ILLINOIS WHO, LIKE LINCOLN, APPEALED TO OUR BEST...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Waiting good-naturedly for as much as half a day in traffic jams and a parking lot, tens of thousands of people filed past Ronald Reagan's flag-draped casket in an outpouring that forced organizers to extend the viewing period Tuesday by four hours. More than 105,000 mourners had passed by the coffin after viewing began at noon Monday, library officials said. The nation's 40th president died Saturday at age 93. Nancy Reagan, resting and preparing for funeral events in Washington, D.C., watched the scene on television at her Bel Air home in Los Angeles, said Joanne...

150,000 Expected at U.S. Capitol Reagan Memorial 40 minutes ago Add U.S. National - Reuters to My Yahoo! By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Secret Service (news - web sites), police and other law officers geared up on Tuesday for three days of ceremonies to honor Ronald Reagan (news - web sites), with 150,000 mourners expected to view the former president's casket as it lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Reuters Photo AP Photo Slideshow: Former President Ronald Reagan Dies at 93 Reagan's remains were expected to arrive at the Capitol late on Wednesday from California, where...