Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan

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English: The Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan took place in June 2004. Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981–1989. He had been battling Alzheimer's Disease since 1994, and died on June 5, 2004, at his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, at the age of 93.


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June 7, 2004 [edit]

  • Mourners and well-wishers lay tributes at the Reagan Library

  • Mourners write messages on memorial boards outside the Reagan Library

  • The motorcade makes its way to the Reagan Library

  • The hearse carrying the body of former President Ronald Reagan arrives at the Reagan Library

  • Reagan's casket is carried into the Reagan Library with Nancy Reagan and her escort following

  • The family of President Reagan pays their respects in a private service held at the Reagan Library

  • Nancy Reagan lays her head on the coffin of her deceased husband

  • Reagan lies in repose as a soldier stands watch and people begin filing past the coffin

  • Mourners file past the casket in the Ronald Reagan Library

June 8, 2004 [edit]

June 9, 2004 [edit]

  • Reagan's body leaves the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library with Nancy Reagan in tow

  • Reagan's casket is placed in a hearse as it prepares to be taken to Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu to be flown to Washington D.C.

  • Reagan receives a 21-gun salute at Point Mugu Naval Base in Ventura Country, California

  • The Presidential Plane carrying the body and family of Ronald Reagan lands at Andrew's Air Force Base in Maryland

  • Nancy Reagan descends staris and exits the Presidential Plane

  • The casket is prepared to be loaded into a hearse after being lowered from the Presidential Plane

  • Nancy Reagan receives applause while watching the President's body being transfered to a caisson

  • Ronald Reagan's casket being transfered to a caisson on Constitution Ave with the White House in view

  • The beginning of Reagan's funeral cortege

  • Soldiers escort the casket with an audience of thousands watching

  • Reagan's casket during the funeral march

  • Reagan's casket on the caisson

  • Nancy Reagan waves to thousands from her limousine following the caisson

  • Reagan's casket on the caisson

  • The caisson processes to the US Capitol (background)

  • Reagan's casket is removed from the caisson, and is going to be carried up the steps of the Capitol

  • Nancy Reagan briefly strays away from her escort to touch her husband's casket as it is carried into the Capitol Building

  • Reagan's casket is placed on the Lincoln's catafalque in the Capitol Rotunda to lie in state

  • Nancy Reagan sits next to Vice President Dick Cheney at the funeral service for her husband

  • Reagan's casket lying in state

June 10, 2004 [edit]

  • Reagan's casket lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda

  • Reagan lies in state

  • The Bushes pay their Respects to President Reagan

June 11, 2004 [edit]

  • The flag at the Capitol Building flies at half-staff in honor of Reagan

  • Reagan's casket is loaded into a hearse to be taken to the Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral service, June 11

  • Nancy Reagan watches as the President's casket is taken into the Washington National Cathedral

  • Reagan's casket is carried into the Washington National Cathedral

  • The casket is carried past President Bush, Laura Bush, and other U.S. Dignitaries

  • Nancy Reagan with President Bush as he escorts her to her seat in the Washington National Cathedral

  • Former President George H. W. Bush delivers his eulogy to his predcessor, former President Reagan

  • President George W. Bush delivers his eulogy to former President Reagan

  • President Bush pays his respects to President Reagan

  • George W. Bush and Laura Bush, Dick Cheney and Lynn Cheney, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush, Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, and Gerald Ford and Betty Ford sing at the funeral service for President Reagan

  • Reagan's casket is loaded into a hearse after the Washington National Cathedral Service

  • |The hearse arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

  • The casket is carried to the waiting Presidential Jet as it prepares to return to California

  • The casket is carried to the waiting Presidential Jet as it prepares to return to California

  • The Joint Cheifs of Staff saulte Reagan's casket

  • Reagan's casket

  • Nancy Reagan leaves to go back to California for the internment ceremony

  • The Presidential Jet takes off from AAFB to return to California

  • The Presidential Plane returns to California

  • Reagan's casket is carried to a waiting hearse after being taken out of the Presidential Jet

  • The memorial service for Reagan at the Reagan Library

  • Rev. Dr. Michael H. Wenning delivers a eulogy at the Reagan Library memorial service

  • General Jackman served as Nancy Reagan's escort for the week

  • Navy Captain James Symonds presents the folded flag to Nancy Reagan

  • Nancy Reagan says her last goodbye to the President

  • Nancy Reagan says her last goodbye to the President

  • Nancy Reagan walks away from President Reagan's casket for the last time, as Mrs. Reagan holds the folded flag presented to her

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