Daith and state funeral o Ronald Reagan

The casket bearing the body of umwhile President Ronald Reagan lies in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda

On 5 Juin, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th Preses o the Unitit States, died efter haein suffered frae Alzheimer's disease for awmaist 10 years. A seiven-day state funeral for Reagan wis held shortly efter his daith.^[1]

His casket wis displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Californie, then flewn tae Washington, D.C. on Juin 9 for a service, public viewing and tributes at the U.S. Capitol.^[1]

The state funeral wis executed bi the Military District of Washington (MDW) and wis the first syne the funeral of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973.^[1] Richard Nixon, who lead ower Johnson's funeral, declined tae hae a state funeral in 1994.

His funeral wis held on 11 Juin, 2004. He wis buried at the Reagan Presidential Library.

References

1. "The State Funeral of Ronald Reagan". CNN. 11 Juin 2004. Retrieved 4 Mey 2008.