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  Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Reagan and the rest of her family escorted her husband's body to the hearse, a 21-gun salute was fired at the base.
Reagan's body leaves the rotunda Casket of former President Ronald Reagan is carried down the steps of the Capitol Reagan's body is put in a Hearse on Capitol Hill for the ride to Washington National Cathedral Washington National Cathedral on a rainy June morning was the site of the state funeral for Ronald Reagan.
Reagan and her family escorted her husband's body to the plane, a 21-gun salute was fired at the Base – the final tribute in the nation's capital to the departing former president.
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 Ronald Reagan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Reagan's clear voice, easy-going manner, and athletic physique made him popular with audiences; the majority of his screen roles were as the leading man in B movies.
Ronald Reagan was sworn in as governor of California on January 3, 1967.
Reagan's landslide win in the 1984 presidential election is often attributed by political commentators to be a result of his conversion of the "Reagan Democrats," the traditionally Democratic voters who voted for Reagan in that election.
www.tocatch.info /en/Reaganite.htm   (8649 words)

  
 Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989).
The state funeral was executed by the Military District of Washington (MDW).
Funeral attendees filed past the casket, directly in front of the grave inscription quoting Ronald Reagan: "I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and there is purpose and worth to each and every life." When she dies, Nancy Reagan will be interred beside her husband.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_funeral_of_Ronald_Reagan   (2568 words)

  
 Ronald Reagan
Reagan's inattention to detail, and the hostility of his followers to Washington, provided the opportunity for lawbreaking by members of the government on a scale never before attained, and there was an endless train of resignations, arrests and court cases.
Reagan's role in ending the cold war, with his supporters arguing that his tough policies were the coup de grace and his detractors attributing the end to the accumulated influence of 45 years of the United States policy of containment.
Reagan was able to do this by caricaturing the "welfare queen," who punched out babies by the barnload, who drove the flashy car bought with your tax dollars, who refused to work because she didn't have to.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAreagan.htm   (10369 words)

  
 US Dept of State - Memorializing U.S. Presidents
A state funeral for Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, is scheduled in Washington, DC for June 11, the first presidential state funeral in more than three decades.
According to U.S. law, former presidents, presidents-elect, and presidents are entitled to state funerals with the formal honor of lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, the seat of the Congress.
A ceremonial funeral procession, composed of National Guard, active-duty, academy and reserve personnel that represent the five branches of the armed forces, is a traditional component of a state funeral observance.
usinfo.state.gov /is/Archive/2004/Jun/09-178215.html   (770 words)

  
 Ronald Reagan
June 12 -- The passing of former U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan left the world mourning and meant the Military District of Washington would have the solemn honor of rendering a state funeral for the former commander-and-chief.
Comments and suggestions that the media or the public wish to make regarding the execution of any aspect of the state funeral may be sent to the following email address: mdwpaomediacenter@fmmc.army.mil.
There, as the last rays of the sun pierced the California sky, Ronald Reagan was at last laid to rest.
www.mdw.army.mil /reagan/General/index.html   (389 words)

  
 Special report - Ronald Reagan | 1911-2004 - The Detroit News Online6/13/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Former first lady Nancy Reagan kisses the casket of her husband, former President Ronald Reagan, prior to the removal of his remains from the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Friday.
Ronald Reagan's presidency signaled a critical period for organized labor, a time when unions began shrinking at a much faster pace and it became more acceptable for businesses to fight off labor organizations.
Ronald Reagan idealized the close-knit American family but was himself an untraditional patriarch who headed a famously splintered brood.
www.detnews.com /specialreports/2004/reagan   (574 words)

  
 Sun sets as Reagan laid to rest in Calif. - The Legacy of Ronald Reagan - MSNBC.com
Reagan, arrived at the library after a flight from Washington and a slow, 25-mile motorcade from the airport.
Reagan, 82, slow in step yet keenly alert to every polished move in the week’s remembrance, shepherded the casket with quiet intensity, turning the most public of events into a series of private moments.
Reagan cried, the flag that draped the casket was removed, folded and presented to her by Navy Capt. James A Symonds, commander of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, over which the banner had flown at the time of the former president’s death.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5144264   (1641 words)

  
 Reagan Funeral Service » Outside The Beltway | OTB
In contrast, Ronald Reagan saw Soviet communism as a menace to be confronted in the genuine belief that its squalid underpinnings would fall swiftly to the gathering winds of freedom, provided as he said, that NATO and the industrialized democracies stood firm and united.
Ronald Reagan fulfilled both with elegance and ease, embodying himself that unusual alchemy of history and tradition and achievement and inspirational conduct and national pride that defined the special role the president of the United States of America must assume at all times at home and around the world.
Ronald Reagan’s deepest beliefs never had much to do with fashion or convenience.His convictions were always politely stated, affably argued, and as firm and straight as the columns of this cathedral.
www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/2004/06/reagan_funeral_service   (9366 words)

  
 Pres. Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan died on Saturday, June 5th, at age 93.
Reagan and family arrive at The Reagan Presidential Library for a private ceremony.
State funeral ceremony in Rotunda of U.S. Capitol.
www.c-span.org /executive/reagan.asp   (821 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | US bids final farewell to Reagan
Mr Reagan's body arrived at the National Cathedral by motorcade from the Capitol, where thousands of people had queued over two days to pay their respects as he laid in state.
The funeral took place on a national day of mourning for the former president, with most government departments and financial markets closing as a mark of respect.
The plot at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, overlooking the Pacific, was chosen by Mr Reagan himself.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3799273.stm   (825 words)

  
 World Leaders Salute Ronald Reagan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Reagan's tough rhetoric and his "Star Wars" anti-missile program drew the Soviets into a costly arms race it couldn't afford, helping lead to the collapse of what he called the "evil empire." His 1987 declaration to the Kremlin at the Berlin Wall _ "Mr.
"President Reagan will be remembered for his leadership and resolve during a period of momentous change in world affairs, as well as for the warmth, grace and humor with which he conducted affairs of state," Annan said in a statement.
Reagan's "simplistic foreign policy was appropriate to the simple Manichceanism of the Cold War, but hardly to the more complex world in which Mr.
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2004/6/7/162846.shtml   (941 words)

  
 Ronald Reagan Stock Footage And Video - Royalty Free By Footagehouse
Historic footage of Ronald Reagan at podium saying We shall all be together again; god bless you; transition to Ronald Reagan in cowboy hat.
Horses, flag-draped coffin and carriage (caisson), and soldiers at state funeral for Ronald Reagan.
Coffin of former president Ronald Reagan lying in state in capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. Former president Reagan's coffin during funeral ceremonies; military officer presenting a folded U.S. flag to Nancy Reagan.
www.footagehouse.com /ronald_reagan.htm   (1368 words)

  
 Ronald Reagan
Some aspects of the state funeral for President Ronald Reagan will be common to the military honors rendered for America's service men and women.
The Constitution of the United States provides that the President shall be Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
The military has rendered honors to departed presidents since the funeral of George Washington.
www.mdw.army.mil /reagan/General/military_honors.html   (57 words)

  
 cleveland.com: Remembering Ronald Reagan
Those who sat with Reagan in the world's elite power clique 20 years ago perched somberly in Washington National Cathedral, their sad eyes cast on the flag-draped coffin of the former president who died last weekend at age 93.
In his country, unified by the fall of the Berlin Wall after Reagan left office, flags were lowered to half-staff at federal buildings.
South African President Thabo Mbeki _ who was working with an outlawed anti-apartheid group when Reagan held office _ attended Friday's services because the ties between his and the current president's administration are strong, said his spokesman, Bheki Kumalo.
www.cleveland.com /reagan/index.ssf?/news/more/ap/06reagan11_2.html   (505 words)

  
 President Ronald Reagan
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the eulogy for former President Ronald Reagan during the State Funeral Ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, June 9, 2004.
Reagan and Family depart Gates Kingsley Gates Mortuary en route Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
I have read several news reports which state once President Reagan is interred (after 10:30 ET or so Friday night), I have also read that tradition states the flags should be lowered for 30 days for a President.
www.whitehouse.gov /reagan   (422 words)

  
 USA Patriotism! ... Photos of President Ronald Reagan's State Funeral
President George W. Bush bows at the casket of former President Ronald Reagan after giving an eulogy at the funeral service for President Ronald Reagan at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Former President George H.W. Bush delivers a eulogy for former President Ronald Reagan during the funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
The casket of former President Ronald Reagan is loaded into a hearse at the funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC by pallbearers representing all the military services.
www.usa-patriotism.com /photos/028.htm   (213 words)

  
 State funeral of Ronald Reagan shown in Class of '55, Van Pelt
State funeral of Ronald Reagan shown in Class of '55, Van Pelt
The Class of '55 Room (2nd floor, Rm 241) in Van Pelt Dietrich Library will be open to members of the Penn Community who are interested in viewing the televised coverage of the State funeral of Ronald Reagan.
The funeral schedule (posted by CNN) is as follows:
www.library.upenn.edu /news/museum/109   (82 words)

  
 Open All Night: Ronald Reagan Mourned
Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher at funeral service, National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev pays his last respects at the Capital Rotunda in Washington D.C. June 10-11 – World leaders arrived en masse in Washington, D.C. for the state funeral of Ronald Reagan.
It was cool and misty on Friday morning, when President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, former presidents Bill Clinton, the senior George Bush and Jimmy Carter packed the first rows at the memorial service at the National Cathedral.
Immediately following the state funeral, the Reagan family flew to the Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, where the body was laid to rest later the same day.
www.oanmedia.com /2004/06/ronald_reagan_mourned.php   (215 words)

  
 Remembering Ronald Reagan
Remarks by the Vice President at the State Funeral of Ronald W. Reagan
Ronald Reagan: My hero, and an eternal light for the world
"Images courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, The White House and Military District of Washington, all rights reserved."
www.logcabin.org /logcabin/ronald_reagan2.html   (111 words)

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